diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index e5f2939df8..9828531c35 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ NR_sched_pdcch_t set_pdcch_structure(gNB_MAC_INST *gNB_mac,
 
   for (int i = 0; i < sps; i++) {
     if ((monitoringSymbolsWithinSlot >> (sps - 1 - i)) & 1) {
-      pdcch.StartSymbolIndex=i;
+      pdcch.StartSymbolIndex = ss->searchSpaceId == 0 ? i + type0_PDCCH_CSS_config->first_symbol_index : i;
       break;
     }
   }