diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
index 672548fb8f..897ea540c9 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -687,13 +687,6 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
     fapi_nr_config_request_t *nrUE_config = &UE[CC_id]->nrUE_config;
     nr_init_frame_parms_ue(frame_parms[CC_id],nrUE_config,NORMAL);
     
-    // Overwrite DL frequency (for FR2 testing)
-    if (downlink_frequency[0][0]!=0){
-      frame_parms[CC_id]->dl_CarrierFreq = downlink_frequency[0][0];
-      if (frame_parms[CC_id]->frame_type == TDD)
-      frame_parms[CC_id]->ul_CarrierFreq = downlink_frequency[0][0];
-    }
-   
     init_nr_ue_vars(UE[CC_id],frame_parms[CC_id],0,abstraction_flag);
 
     UE[CC_id]->mac_enabled = 1;
@@ -752,8 +745,14 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
       UE[CC_id]->N_TA_offset = (int)(N_TA_offset * factor);
       LOG_I(PHY,"UE %d Setting N_TA_offset to %d samples (factor %f, UL Freq %lu, N_RB %d)\n", UE[CC_id]->Mod_id, UE[CC_id]->N_TA_offset, factor, UE[CC_id]->frame_parms.ul_CarrierFreq, N_RB);
     }
-  }
 
+   // Overwrite DL frequency (for FR2 testing)
+    if (downlink_frequency[0][0]!=0){
+      frame_parms[CC_id]->dl_CarrierFreq = downlink_frequency[0][0];
+      if (frame_parms[CC_id]->frame_type == TDD)
+      frame_parms[CC_id]->ul_CarrierFreq = downlink_frequency[0][0];
+    }
+  }
   //  printf("tx_max_power = %d -> amp %d\n",tx_max_power[0],get_tx_amp(tx_max_poHwer,tx_max_power));
   init_openair0();
   // init UE_PF_PO and mutex lock
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 5a9620ed01..bbd51ec04c 100755
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void config_common_ue(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
   uint16_t band;
   int32_t offset;
 
-  get_band((cfg->carrier_config.dl_frequency)*1000,
+  get_band((uint64_t)(cfg->carrier_config.dl_frequency)*1000,
            &band,
            &offset,
            &frame_type);
diff --git a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/gnb.band257.tm1.32PRB.usrpx300.conf b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/gnb.band257.tm1.32PRB.usrpx300.conf
index c2c5bf751e..c441945f53 100644
--- a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/gnb.band257.tm1.32PRB.usrpx300.conf
+++ b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/gnb.band257.tm1.32PRB.usrpx300.conf
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ gNBs =
       # pattern1 
       # dl_UL_TransmissionPeriodicity
       # 0=ms0p5, 1=ms0p625, 2=ms1, 3=ms1p25, 4=ms2, 5=ms2p5, 6=ms5, 7=ms10
-      dl_UL_TransmissionPeriodicity                                 = 5;
-      nrofDownlinkSlots                                             = 10;
-      nrofDownlinkSymbols                                           = 0;
-      nrofUplinkSlots                                               = 10;
-      nrofUplinkSymbols                                             = 0;
+      dl_UL_TransmissionPeriodicity                                 = 3;
+      nrofDownlinkSlots                                             = 7;
+      nrofDownlinkSymbols                                           = 6;
+      nrofUplinkSlots                                               = 2;
+      nrofUplinkSymbols                                             = 4;
 
   ssPBCH_BlockPower                                             = 10;
   }