diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
index f8aa8fc09f..97042a0a2e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ void nr_schedule_pucch(int Mod_idP,
 
   for (int UE_id = UE_list->head; UE_id >= 0; UE_id = UE_list->next[UE_id]) {
     NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
-    if (sched_ctrl->ul_failure==1 && get_softmodem_params()->phy_test==0) continue;
     const int n = sizeof(sched_ctrl->sched_pucch) / sizeof(*sched_ctrl->sched_pucch);
     for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       NR_sched_pucch_t *curr_pucch = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].sched_pucch[i];
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index dd4e482c68..98f64c20c3 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -711,7 +711,8 @@ void nr_rx_sdu(const module_id_t gnb_mod_idP,
         UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id].ulsch_DTX++;
       }
       if (UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].pusch_consecutive_dtx_cnt >= pusch_failure_thres) {
-         LOG_D(NR_MAC,"Detected UL Failure on PUSCH, stopping scheduling\n");
+         LOG_W(NR_MAC,"Detected UL Failure on PUSCH after %d PUSCH DTX, stopping scheduling\n",
+               UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].pusch_consecutive_dtx_cnt);
          UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].ul_failure = 1;
          nr_mac_gNB_rrc_ul_failure(gnb_mod_idP,CC_idP,frameP,slotP,rntiP);
       }