diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index ad525bf29a..1736d68e65 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -487,8 +487,8 @@ bool allocate_dl_retransmission(module_id_t module_id,
     while (rbStart + rbSize < bwpSize && rballoc_mask[rbStart + rbSize])
       rbSize++;
     NR_pdsch_semi_static_t temp_ps;
-    nr_set_pdsch_semi_static(
-        scc, UE_info->CellGroup[UE_id], sched_ctrl->active_bwp, tda, num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data, &temp_ps);
+    temp_ps.nrOfLayers = 1;
+    nr_set_pdsch_semi_static(scc, UE_info->CellGroup[UE_id], sched_ctrl->active_bwp, tda, num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data, &temp_ps);
     uint32_t new_tbs;
     uint16_t new_rbSize;
     bool success = nr_find_nb_rb(retInfo->Qm,