diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index 6da78819f5..e54af77ab6 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -642,8 +642,9 @@ static int UE_dl_preprocessing(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
     }
   }
 
+  bool dl_slot = false;
   if (proc->rx_slot_type == NR_DOWNLINK_SLOT || proc->rx_slot_type == NR_MIXED_SLOT) {
-
+    dl_slot = true;
     if(UE->if_inst != NULL && UE->if_inst->dl_indication != NULL) {
       nr_downlink_indication_t dl_indication;
       nr_fill_dl_indication(&dl_indication, NULL, NULL, proc, UE, phy_data);
@@ -656,7 +657,8 @@ static int UE_dl_preprocessing(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
       const int ack_nack_slot = (proc->nr_slot_rx + phy_data->dlsch[0].dlsch_config.k1_feedback) % UE->frame_parms.slots_per_frame;
       tx_wait_for_dlsch[ack_nack_slot]++;
     }
-  } else {
+  }
+  if (fp->frame_type == FDD || !dl_slot) {
     // good time to print statistics, we don't have to spend time  to decode DCI
     if (proc->frame_rx % 128 == 0) {
       if (*stats_printed == false) {
diff --git a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
index 0f88066cc1..00f3b303e9 100644
--- a/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
+++ b/openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static void save_pdsch_pdu_for_crnti(nfapi_nr_dl_tti_request_t *dl_tti_request);
 void print_ue_mac_stats(const module_id_t mod, const int frame_rx, const int slot_rx)
 {
   NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac = get_mac_inst(mod);
+  if (mac->state != UE_CONNECTED)
+    return;
   int ret = pthread_mutex_lock(&mac->if_mutex);
   AssertFatal(!ret, "mutex failed %d\n", ret);