diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
index f30f4ee29d..37dcbcd98a 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP,
   // hardcoding dlsch to be in slot 1
   if (!(slot_txP%num_slots_per_tdd)) {
     if(slot_txP==0)
-      *dlsch_in_slot_bitmap = 0x7e;
+      *dlsch_in_slot_bitmap = 0x02;
     else
       *dlsch_in_slot_bitmap = 0x00;
   }