diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index 3f7e06bc3d..de0373e37a 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -1556,12 +1556,12 @@ void RCconfig_NRRRC(gNB_RRC_INST *rrc)
     printf("NRRRC %u: Southbound Transport %s\n",i,*(GNBParamList.paramarray[i][GNB_TRANSPORT_S_PREFERENCE_IDX].strptr));
 
     rrc->node_type = get_node_type();
+    rrc->node_id        = gnb_id;
     if (NODE_IS_CU(rrc->node_type)) {
       paramdef_t SCTPParams[]  = GNBSCTPPARAMS_DESC;
       char aprefix[MAX_OPTNAME_SIZE*2 + 8];
       sprintf(aprefix,"%s.[%u].%s",GNB_CONFIG_STRING_GNB_LIST,i,GNB_CONFIG_STRING_SCTP_CONFIG);
       config_get(config_get_if(), SCTPParams, sizeofArray(SCTPParams), aprefix);
-      rrc->node_id        = gnb_id;
       LOG_I(GNB_APP,"F1AP: gNB_CU_id[%d] %d\n",k,rrc->node_id);
       rrc->node_name = strdup(*(GNBParamList.paramarray[0][GNB_GNB_NAME_IDX].strptr));
       LOG_I(GNB_APP,"F1AP: gNB_CU_name[%d] %s\n",k,rrc->node_name);