diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_nr.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_nr.c
index 3cabac3d31..43d739f141 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_nr.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/dci_nr.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ uint8_t nr_dci_decoding_procedure(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
                 proc->frame_rx, proc->nr_slot_rx,n_rnti,rel15->dci_format_options[k],CCEind,dci_length,*(unsigned long long*)dci_estimation);
           uint16_t mb = nr_dci_false_detection(dci_estimation,tmp_e,currentPtrDCI,L*108,n_rnti);
           ue->dci_thres = (ue->dci_thres + mb) / 2;
-          if (mb > (ue->dci_thres+10)) {
+          if (mb > (ue->dci_thres+20)) {
             LOG_W(PHY,"DCI false positive. Dropping DCI index %d. Mismatched bits: %d/%d. Current DCI threshold: %d\n",j,mb,L*108,ue->dci_thres);
             continue;
           }