diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity_drb_am.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity_drb_am.c
index 85f638d66d..67b8de8177 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity_drb_am.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity_drb_am.c
@@ -24,13 +24,17 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "common/utils/LOG/log.h"
 
 void nr_pdcp_entity_drb_am_recv_pdu(nr_pdcp_entity_t *_entity, char *buffer, int size)
 {
   nr_pdcp_entity_drb_am_t *entity = (nr_pdcp_entity_drb_am_t *)_entity;
 
   if (size < 3) abort();
-  if (!(buffer[0] & 0x80)) { printf("%s:%d:%s: fatal\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__); exit(1); }
+
+  if (!(buffer[0] & 0x80))
+    LOG_E(PDCP, "%s:%d:%s: fatal\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
+
   entity->common.deliver_sdu(entity->common.deliver_sdu_data,
                              (nr_pdcp_entity_t *)entity, buffer+3, size-3);
 }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
index 7538e6baa3..9931f7d592 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_oai_api.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ static void deliver_sdu_drb(void *_ue, nr_pdcp_entity_t *entity,
     len = write(nas_sock_fd[0], buf, size);
     if (len != size) {
       LOG_E(PDCP, "%s:%d:%s: fatal\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
-      exit(1);
     }
   }
   else{