diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
index 218849789c..de3c108841 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -259,13 +259,11 @@ void init_tpools(uint8_t nun_dlsch_threads) {
 }
 static void get_options(void) {
 
-  nrUE_params.ofdm_offset_divisor = 8;
   paramdef_t cmdline_params[] =CMDLINE_NRUEPARAMS_DESC ;
   int numparams = sizeof(cmdline_params)/sizeof(paramdef_t);
+  config_get(cmdline_params,numparams,NULL);
   config_process_cmdline( cmdline_params,numparams,NULL);
 
-
-
   if (vcdflag > 0)
     ouput_vcd = 1;
 }
diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
index 71fcd2a316..995d81f19c 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 #define CMDLINE_NRUEPARAMS_DESC {  \
     {"usrp-args",                CONFIG_HLP_USRP_ARGS,   0,               strptr:(char **)&usrp_args,         defstrval:"type=b200", TYPE_STRING,   0},    \
     {"single-thread-disable",    CONFIG_HLP_NOSNGLT,     PARAMFLAG_BOOL,  iptr:&single_thread_flag,           defintval:1,           TYPE_INT,    0}, \
-    {"dlsch-parallel",           CONFIG_HLP_DLSCH_PARA,  0,               iptr:(int32_t *)&nrUE_params.nr_dlsch_parallel,       defintval:0,           TYPE_UINT8,  0}, \
-    {"offset-divisor",           CONFIG_HLP_OFFSET_DIV,  0,               uptr:(uint32_t *)&nrUE_params.ofdm_offset_divisor,    defuintval:UINT_MAX,           TYPE_UINT32,  0}, \
-    {"max-ldpc-iterations",      CONFIG_HLP_MAX_LDPC_ITERATIONS, 0,       uptr:(uint32_t *)&nrUE_params.max_ldpc_iterations,    defuintval:5,       TYPE_UINT8, 0}, \
+    {"dlsch-parallel",           CONFIG_HLP_DLSCH_PARA,  0,               u8ptr:&nrUE_params.nr_dlsch_parallel,       defintval:0,           TYPE_UINT8,  0}, \
+    {"offset-divisor",           CONFIG_HLP_OFFSET_DIV,  0,               uptr:&nrUE_params.ofdm_offset_divisor,    defuintval:8,           TYPE_UINT32,  0}, \
+    {"max-ldpc-iterations",      CONFIG_HLP_MAX_LDPC_ITERATIONS, 0,       u8ptr:&nrUE_params.max_ldpc_iterations,    defuintval:5,       TYPE_UINT8, 0}, \
     {"nr-dlsch-demod-shift",     CONFIG_HLP_DLSHIFT,     0,               iptr:(int32_t *)&nr_dlsch_demod_shift,    defintval:0,     TYPE_INT,    0}, \
     {"V" ,                       CONFIG_HLP_VCD,         PARAMFLAG_BOOL,  iptr:&vcdflag,                      defintval:0,     TYPE_INT,    0}, \
     {"uecap_file",               CONFIG_HLP_UECAP_FILE,  0,               strptr:(char **)&uecap_file,        defstrval:"./uecap.xml", TYPE_STRING, 0}, \