diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
index 3ff098eebb..790a2622e1 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void nr_ue_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
 
   if (UE->ptrs_configured == 1) {
 
-    K_ptrs = harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.pusch_ptrs.ptrs_freq_density;
+    K_ptrs = (harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.pusch_ptrs.ptrs_freq_density)?4:2;
     L_ptrs = 1<<harq_process_ul_ue->pusch_pdu.pusch_ptrs.ptrs_time_density;
 
     beta_ptrs = 1; // temp value until power control is implemented
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
index cf32f072c7..cfde40daad 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
@@ -655,16 +655,13 @@ uint8_t get_L_ptrs(uint8_t mcs1, uint8_t mcs2, uint8_t mcs3, uint8_t I_mcs, uint
 
 uint8_t get_K_ptrs(uint16_t nrb0, uint16_t nrb1, uint16_t N_RB) {
 
-  if (nrb0 == 0 || nrb0 == 0)
-    return 2;
-
   if (N_RB < nrb0) {
     LOG_I(PHY,"PUSH PT-RS is not present.\n");
-    return 0;
+    return -1;
   } else if (N_RB >= nrb0 && N_RB < nrb1)
-    return 2;
+    return 0;
   else
-    return 4;
+    return 1;
 }
 
 uint16_t nr_dci_size(nr_dci_format_t format,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
index c4bfd3c1df..0ed070ac11 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
@@ -791,8 +791,8 @@ void nr_schedule_uss_ulsch_phytest(int Mod_idP,
   uint8_t ptrs_mcs1 = 2;  // higher layer parameter in PTRS-UplinkConfig
   uint8_t ptrs_mcs2 = 4;  // higher layer parameter in PTRS-UplinkConfig
   uint8_t ptrs_mcs3 = 10; // higher layer parameter in PTRS-UplinkConfig
-  uint16_t n_rb0 = 25;
-  uint16_t n_rb1 = 75;
+  uint16_t n_rb0 = 25;    // higher layer parameter in PTRS-UplinkConfig
+  uint16_t n_rb1 = 75;    // higher layer parameter in PTRS-UplinkConfig
   pusch_pdu->pusch_ptrs.ptrs_time_density = get_L_ptrs(ptrs_mcs1, ptrs_mcs2, ptrs_mcs3, pusch_pdu->mcs_index, pusch_pdu->mcs_table);
   pusch_pdu->pusch_ptrs.ptrs_freq_density = get_K_ptrs(n_rb0, n_rb1, pusch_pdu->rb_size);
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------