diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index 075bbd53fe..056387de92 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1432,14 +1432,8 @@ void RCconfig_nr_macrlc(configmodule_interface_t *cfg)
   config.do_CSIRS = *GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_DO_CSIRS_IDX].iptr;
   config.do_SRS = *GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_DO_SRS_IDX].iptr;
   config.max_num_rsrp = *GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_LIMIT_RSRP_REPORT_IDX].iptr;
-  if (strcmp(*(GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_CONFIG_REP_IDX].strptr), "ssb_rsrp") == 0)
-    config.report_type = SSB_RSRP;
-  else if (strcmp(*(GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_CONFIG_REP_IDX].strptr), "ssb_sinr") == 0)
-    config.report_type = SSB_SINR;
-  else if (strcmp(*(GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_CONFIG_REP_IDX].strptr), "cri_rsrp") == 0)
-    config.report_type = CRI_RSRP;
-  else
-    AssertFatal(false, "Invalid report type\n");
+  const char *report_type_s = *GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_CONFIG_REP_IDX].strptr;
+  config.report_type = config_get_processedint(cfg, &GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_CONFIG_REP_IDX]);
   config.force_256qam_off = *GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_FORCE256QAMOFF_IDX].iptr;
   config.force_UL256qam_off = *GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_FORCEUL256QAMOFF_IDX].iptr;
   config.use_deltaMCS = *GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_USE_DELTA_MCS_IDX].iptr != 0;
@@ -1450,10 +1444,11 @@ void RCconfig_nr_macrlc(configmodule_interface_t *cfg)
   if (config.disable_harq)
     LOG_W(GNB_APP, "\"disable_harq\" is a REL17 feature and is incompatible with REL15 and REL16 UEs!\n");
   LOG_I(GNB_APP,
-        "CSI-RS %d, SRS %d, reprt type:%d, 256 QAM %s, delta_MCS %s, maxMIMO_Layers %d, HARQ feedback %s, num DLHARQ:%d, num ULHARQ:%d\n",
+        "CSI-RS %d, SRS %d, report type %d (%s), 256 QAM %s, delta_MCS %s, maxMIMO_Layers %d, HARQ feedback %s, num DLHARQ:%d, num ULHARQ:%d\n",
         config.do_CSIRS,
         config.do_SRS,
         config.report_type,
+        report_type_s,
         config.force_256qam_off ? "force off" : "may be on",
         config.use_deltaMCS ? "on" : "off",
         config.maxMIMO_layers,
diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_paramdef.h b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_paramdef.h
index 8efc4f999f..4ec09d06f0 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_paramdef.h
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_paramdef.h
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ typedef enum {
   { .s5 = { NULL } },                                             \
   { .s5 = { NULL } },                                             \
   { .s5 = { NULL } },                                             \
-  { .s5 = { NULL } },                                             \
+  { .s3a = { config_checkstr_assign_integer, \
+             {"ssb_rsrp", "ssb_sinr", "cri_rsrp"}, \
+             {SSB_RSRP, SSB_SINR, CRI_RSRP}, \
+             3 } }, \
   { .s5 = { NULL } },                                             \
   { .s5 = { NULL } },                                             \
 }