diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index d5e3d5987c..65e4ee32f0 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ bool allocate_dl_retransmission(module_id_t module_id,
       rbStart++;
     while (rbStart + rbSize < bwpSize && rballoc_mask[rbStart + rbSize])
       rbSize++;
-    NR_pdsch_semi_static_t temp_ps;
+    NR_pdsch_semi_static_t temp_ps = *ps;
     nr_set_pdsch_semi_static(scc, UE_info->CellGroup[UE_id], sched_ctrl->active_bwp, tda, ps->nrOfLayers, sched_ctrl, &temp_ps);
     uint32_t new_tbs;
     uint16_t new_rbSize;