diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_interface_management.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_interface_management.c
index 9b92845cab..fd75465fa3 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_interface_management.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_interface_management.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ int DU_send_F1_SETUP_REQUEST(instance_t instance) {
                              (const char*)f1ap_du_data->mib[i],//f1ap_du_data->mib,
                              f1ap_du_data->mib_length[i]);
 
+        LOG_I(F1AP,"Filling SIB1_message for cell %d, length %d\n",i,f1ap_du_data->sib1_length[i]);
         OCTET_STRING_fromBuf(&gNB_DU_System_Information->sIB1_message,  // sept. 2018
                              (const char*)f1ap_du_data->sib1[i],
                              f1ap_du_data->sib1_length[i]);
@@ -589,7 +590,6 @@ int DU_handle_F1_SETUP_RESPONSE(instance_t instance,
     } // switch ie
   } // for IE
   AssertFatal(TransactionId!=-1,"TransactionId was not sent\n");
-  AssertFatal(num_cells_to_activate>0,"No cells activated\n");
   F1AP_SETUP_RESP (msg_p).num_cells_to_activate = num_cells_to_activate;
 
   for (int i=0;i<num_cells_to_activate;i++)
diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index 7ec5d6844d..1447f4a8bf 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1951,8 +1951,8 @@ int gNB_app_handle_f1ap_setup_resp(f1ap_setup_resp_t *resp) {
 
           du_extract_and_decode_SI(i,
                                    si_ind,
-                                   resp->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container[si_ind],
-                                   resp->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container_length[si_ind]);
+                                   resp->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container[2+si_ind],
+                                   resp->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container_length[2+si_ind]);
         }
 
         // perform MAC/L1 common configuration
@@ -1986,8 +1986,8 @@ int gNB_app_handle_f1ap_gnb_cu_configuration_update(f1ap_gnb_cu_configuration_up
 
           du_extract_and_decode_SI(i,
                                    si_ind,
-                                   gnb_cu_cfg_update->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container[si_ind],
-                                   gnb_cu_cfg_update->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container_length[si_ind]);
+                                   gnb_cu_cfg_update->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container[2+si_ind],
+                                   gnb_cu_cfg_update->cells_to_activate[j].SI_container_length[2+si_ind]);
         }
 
         // perform MAC/L1 common configuration