diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index fecc02bae7..af40c9ccd8 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -486,15 +486,16 @@ void nr_initiate_ra_proc(module_id_t module_idP,
     ra->Msg2_slot = msg2_slot;
 
     LOG_I(MAC, "%s() Msg2[%04d%d] SFN/SF:%04d%d\n", __FUNCTION__, ra->Msg2_frame, ra->Msg2_slot, frameP, slotP);
-    if(pr_found)
+    if (!ra->cfra) {
       do {
         ra->rnti = (taus() % 65518) + 1;
         loop++;
       }
-    while (loop != 100 && !((find_nr_UE_id(module_idP, ra->rnti) == -1) && (find_nr_RA_id(module_idP, CC_id, ra->rnti) == -1) && ra->rnti >= 1 && ra->rnti <= 65519));
-    if (loop == 100) {
-      LOG_E(MAC,"%s:%d:%s: [RAPROC] initialisation random access aborted\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
-      abort();
+      while (loop != 100 && !((find_nr_UE_id(module_idP, ra->rnti) == -1) && (find_nr_RA_id(module_idP, CC_id, ra->rnti) == -1) && ra->rnti >= 1 && ra->rnti <= 65519));
+      if (loop == 100) {
+        LOG_E(MAC,"%s:%d:%s: [RAPROC] initialisation random access aborted\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
+        abort();
+      }
     }
     ra->RA_rnti = ra_rnti;
     ra->preamble_index = preamble_index;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index baae0e0ab6..0479c4da30 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ void nr_rx_sdu(const module_id_t gnb_mod_idP,
       LOG_I(MAC, "reset RA state information for RA-RNTI %04x\n", ra->rnti);
       const int UE_id = add_new_nr_ue(gnb_mod_idP, ra->rnti);
       UE_info->secondaryCellGroup[UE_id] = ra->secondaryCellGroup;
+      UE_info->UE_beam_index[UE_id] = ra->beam_id;
       struct NR_ServingCellConfig__downlinkBWP_ToAddModList *bwpList = ra->secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList;
       AssertFatal(bwpList->list.count == 1,
                   "downlinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
@@ -401,45 +402,5 @@ void nr_rx_sdu(const module_id_t gnb_mod_idP,
 
     }
   }
-  else if (sduP != NULL) { // if the CRC passed
-    // random access pusch with TC-RNTI
-    NR_RA_t *ra = &gNB_mac->common_channels[CC_idP].ra[0];
-    if (ra->state != WAIT_Msg3) {
-      LOG_E(MAC,
-            "expected RA state WAIT_Msg3/%d (but is %d) for RA-RNTI %04x\n",
-            WAIT_Msg3,
-            ra->state,
-            ra->rnti);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (ra->rnti != current_rnti) {
-      LOG_E(MAC,
-            "expected RA-RNTI %04x (C-RNTI %04x) to match current RNTI %04x\n",
-            ra->rnti,
-            ra->crnti,
-            current_rnti);
-      return;
-    }
-    free(ra->preambles.preamble_list);
-    ra->state = RA_IDLE;
-    LOG_I(MAC, "reset RA state information for RA-RNTI %04x\n", ra->rnti);
-    const int UE_id = add_new_nr_ue(gnb_mod_idP, ra->crnti);
-    UE_info->secondaryCellGroup[UE_id] = ra->secondaryCellGroup;
-    UE_info->UE_beam_index[UE_id] = ra->beam_id;
-    struct NR_ServingCellConfig__downlinkBWP_ToAddModList *bwpList =
-        ra->secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList;
-    AssertFatal(bwpList->list.count == 1,
-                "downlinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
-                bwpList->list.count);
-    const int bwp_id = 1;
-    UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].active_bwp = bwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1];
-    LOG_W(MAC,
-          "[gNB %d][RAPROC] PUSCH with TC_RNTI %x received correctly, "
-          "adding UE MAC Context UE_id %d/RNTI %04x\n",
-          gnb_mod_idP,
-          current_rnti,
-          UE_id,
-          ra->crnti);
-  }
 }