diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
index ae3a3bba24..b740277f41 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ int rrc_mac_config_req_gNB(module_id_t Mod_idP,
       process_CellGroup(CellGroup,&UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id]);
       const NR_ServingCellConfig_t *servingCellConfig = CellGroup ? CellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated : NULL;
       NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
+      sched_ctrl->update_ps = TRUE;
       const NR_PDSCH_ServingCellConfig_t *pdsch = servingCellConfig ? servingCellConfig->pdsch_ServingCellConfig->choice.setup : NULL;
       if (sched_ctrl->available_dl_harq.len == 0) {
         // add all available DL HARQ processes for this UE in SA
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index 7d61cd1cf6..ca140d4673 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -577,8 +577,10 @@ bool allocate_dl_retransmission(module_id_t module_id,
     }
     /* check whether we need to switch the TDA allocation since the last
      * (re-)transmission */
-    if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda)
+    if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda || sched_ctrl->update_ps) {
       nr_set_pdsch_semi_static(scc, cg, sched_ctrl->active_bwp, bwpd, tda, f, ps);
+      sched_ctrl->update_ps = FALSE;
+    }
   } else {
     /* the retransmission will use a different time domain allocation, check
      * that we have enough resources */
@@ -704,7 +706,7 @@ void pf_dl(module_id_t module_id,
 
       /* Calculate coeff */
       ps->nrOfLayers = 1;
-      sched_pdsch->mcs = get_mcs_from_bler(module_id, /* CC_id = */ 0, frame, slot, UE_id, ps->mcs_Table);
+      sched_pdsch->mcs = get_mcs_from_bler(module_id, /* CC_id = */ 0, frame, slot, UE_id, ps->mcsTableIdx);
       uint32_t tbs = pf_tbs[ps->mcsTableIdx][sched_pdsch->mcs];
       coeff_ue[UE_id] = (float) tbs / thr_ue[UE_id];
       LOG_D(NR_MAC,"b %d, thr_ue[%d] %f, tbs %d, coeff_ue[%d] %f\n",
@@ -794,8 +796,10 @@ void pf_dl(module_id_t module_id,
     NR_sched_pdsch_t *sched_pdsch = &sched_ctrl->sched_pdsch;
     NR_pdsch_semi_static_t *ps = &sched_ctrl->pdsch_semi_static;
     const long f = (sched_ctrl->active_bwp || bwpd) ? sched_ctrl->search_space->searchSpaceType->choice.ue_Specific->dci_Formats : 0;
-    if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda)
+    if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda || sched_ctrl->update_ps) {
       nr_set_pdsch_semi_static(scc, UE_info->CellGroup[UE_id], sched_ctrl->active_bwp, bwpd, tda, f, ps);
+      sched_ctrl->update_ps = FALSE;
+    }
     sched_pdsch->Qm = nr_get_Qm_dl(sched_pdsch->mcs, ps->mcsTableIdx);
     sched_pdsch->R = nr_get_code_rate_dl(sched_pdsch->mcs, ps->mcsTableIdx);
     sched_pdsch->pucch_allocation = alloc;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index bde6c6109d..f845d17bac 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -973,8 +973,11 @@ bool allocate_ul_retransmission(module_id_t module_id,
 
     if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda
         || ps->dci_format != dci_format
-        || ps->num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data != num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data)
+        || ps->num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data != num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data
+        || sched_ctrl->update_ps) {
       nr_set_pusch_semi_static(scc, sched_ctrl->active_ubwp, ubwpd, dci_format, tda, num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data, ps);
+      sched_ctrl->update_ps = FALSE;
+    }
     LOG_D(NR_MAC, "%s(): retransmission keeping TDA %d and TBS %d\n", __func__, tda, retInfo->tb_size);
   } else {
     /* the retransmission will use a different time domain allocation, check
@@ -1158,8 +1161,11 @@ void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
       const int tda = sched_ctrl->active_ubwp ? nrmac->preferred_ul_tda[sched_ctrl->active_ubwp->bwp_Id][slot] : 0;
       if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda
           || ps->dci_format != dci_format
-          || ps->num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data != num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data)
+          || ps->num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data != num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data
+          || sched_ctrl->update_ps) {
         nr_set_pusch_semi_static(scc, sched_ctrl->active_ubwp, ubwpd, dci_format, tda, num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data, ps);
+        sched_ctrl->update_ps = FALSE;
+      }
       NR_sched_pusch_t *sched_pusch = &sched_ctrl->sched_pusch;
       sched_pusch->mcs = 9;
       update_ul_ue_R_Qm(sched_pusch, ps);
@@ -1257,8 +1263,11 @@ void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
     const int tda = sched_ctrl->active_ubwp ? nrmac->preferred_ul_tda[sched_ctrl->active_ubwp->bwp_Id][slot] : 0;
     if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda
         || ps->dci_format != dci_format
-        || ps->num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data != num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data)
+        || ps->num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data != num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data
+        || sched_ctrl->update_ps) {
       nr_set_pusch_semi_static(scc, sched_ctrl->active_ubwp, ubwpd, dci_format, tda, num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data, ps);
+      sched_ctrl->update_ps = FALSE;
+    }
     update_ul_ue_R_Qm(sched_pusch, ps);
 
     /* Calculate the current scheduling bytes and the necessary RBs */
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index 45e0a5b52b..3c1c87d8a3 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int ul_failure;
   struct CSI_Report CSI_report[MAX_CSI_REPORTS];
   bool SR;
-
+  bool update_ps;
   /// information about every HARQ process
   NR_UE_harq_t harq_processes[NR_MAX_NB_HARQ_PROCESSES];
   /// HARQ processes that are free