diff --git a/executables/nr-gnb.c b/executables/nr-gnb.c
index 4a655dfc57..c6c7d3b891 100644
--- a/executables/nr-gnb.c
+++ b/executables/nr-gnb.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ void init_gNB_proc(int inst) {
   gNB->threadPool = (tpool_t*)malloc(sizeof(tpool_t));
   gNB->respDecode = (notifiedFIFO_t*) malloc(sizeof(notifiedFIFO_t));
   int numCPU = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
+  printf("num threads %d\n",gNB->pusch_proc_threads);
   int threadCnt = min(numCPU, gNB->pusch_proc_threads);
   char ul_pool[80];
   sprintf(ul_pool,"-1");
diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h b/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h
index 8b63a4be95..67be560778 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 {CONFIG_STRING_L1_REMOTE_N_PORTC,                    NULL,      0,         uptr:NULL,           defintval:50030,           TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
 {CONFIG_STRING_L1_LOCAL_N_PORTD,                     NULL,      0,         uptr:NULL,           defintval:50031,           TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
 {CONFIG_STRING_L1_REMOTE_N_PORTD,                    NULL,      0,         uptr:NULL,           defintval:50031,           TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
-{CONFIG_STRING_L1_PUSCH_PROC_THREADS,                NULL,      0,         uptr:&pusch_proc_threads,           defintval:1,               TYPE_UINT,     0} \
+{CONFIG_STRING_L1_PUSCH_PROC_THREADS,                NULL,      0,         uptr:NULL,           defintval:1,               TYPE_UINT,     0} \
 }
 #define L1_CC_IDX                                          0
 #define L1_TRANSPORT_N_PREFERENCE_IDX                      1
diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index 3416554d5c..f13d9c63d9 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 #include "nfapi_vnf.h"
 #include "nfapi_pnf.h"
 
-#include "L1_paramdef.h"
+//#include "L1_paramdef.h"
 #include "L1_nr_paramdef.h"
 #include "MACRLC_paramdef.h"
 #include "common/config/config_userapi.h"
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ void RCconfig_nr_flexran()
 
 void RCconfig_NR_L1(void) {
   int j;
-  uint8_t pusch_proc_threads;
   paramdef_t L1_Params[] = L1PARAMS_DESC;
   paramlist_def_t L1_ParamList = {CONFIG_STRING_L1_LIST,NULL,0};