diff --git a/executables/nr-softmodem.c b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
index 3765b0f664..b4e541bcae 100644
--- a/executables/nr-softmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
@@ -633,6 +633,9 @@ void init_pdcp(void) {
         pdcp_set_rlc_data_req_func((send_rlc_data_req_func_t) rlc_data_req);
         pdcp_set_pdcp_data_ind_func((pdcp_data_ind_func_t) pdcp_data_ind);
       }
+    } else {
+      LOG_I(PDCP, "node is DU, rlc send pdcp_data_ind by proto_agent \n");
+      pdcp_set_pdcp_data_ind_func((pdcp_data_ind_func_t) proto_agent_send_pdcp_data_ind);
     }
   } else if (get_softmodem_params()->nsa) {
     pdcp_layer_init();
@@ -712,9 +715,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
 
 #ifdef PDCP_USE_NETLINK
 
-  if(!IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1) {
+  if (!IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1) {
     netlink_init();
-    init_pdcp();
+    if (get_softmodem_params()->nsa) {
+      init_pdcp();
+    }
   }
 #if defined(PDCP_USE_NETLINK_QUEUES)
   pdcp_netlink_init();
diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
index 90e7270fe6..8b1fcfb7d2 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -402,8 +402,6 @@ void init_pdcp(int ue_id) {
   }
   pdcp_layer_init();
   nr_pdcp_module_init(pdcp_initmask, ue_id);
-
-
   pdcp_set_rlc_data_req_func((send_rlc_data_req_func_t) rlc_data_req);
   pdcp_set_pdcp_data_ind_func((pdcp_data_ind_func_t) pdcp_data_ind);
 }
@@ -469,14 +467,13 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
   uint16_t node_number = get_softmodem_params()->node_number;
   ue_id_g = (node_number == 0) ? 0 : node_number - 2;
   AssertFatal(ue_id_g >= 0, "UE id is expected to be nonnegative.\n");
-
-  if(node_number == 0)
-  {
-    init_pdcp(0);
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    init_pdcp(mode_offset + ue_id_g);
+  if(IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1 || get_softmodem_params()->sa || get_softmodem_params()->nsa) {
+    if(node_number == 0) {
+      init_pdcp(0);
+    }
+    else {
+      init_pdcp(mode_offset + ue_id_g);
+    }
   }
 
   NB_UE_INST=1;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 1207c7ccf9..f088c96733 100755
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -670,7 +670,8 @@ int nr_rrc_mac_config_req_ue(
     else if (cell_group_config != NULL ){
       LOG_I(MAC,"Applying CellGroupConfig from gNodeB\n");
       mac->cg = cell_group_config;
-      mac->servCellIndex = cell_group_config->spCellConfig->servCellIndex ? *cell_group_config->spCellConfig->servCellIndex : 0;
+      mac->servCellIndex = cell_group_config->spCellConfig && cell_group_config->spCellConfig->servCellIndex ?
+                           *cell_group_config->spCellConfig->servCellIndex : 0;
       if(get_softmodem_params()->phy_test==1 || get_softmodem_params()->do_ra==1 || get_softmodem_params()->nsa) {
         config_control_ue(mac);
         if (cell_group_config->spCellConfig->reconfigurationWithSync) {