diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 3c7c9ebd39..7ad2ac5bb4 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -3322,7 +3322,7 @@ bool prepare_initial_ul_rrc_message(gNB_MAC_INST *mac, NR_UE_info_t *UE)
   int CC_id = 0;
   int srb_id = 1;
   const NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc = mac->common_channels[CC_id].ServingCellConfigCommon;
-  const NR_ServingCellConfig_t *sccd = mac->common_channels[CC_id].pre_ServingCellConfig;
+  const NR_ServingCellConfig_t *sccd = UE->is_redcap ? NULL : mac->common_channels[CC_id].pre_ServingCellConfig;
   NR_CellGroupConfig_t *cellGroupConfig = get_initial_cellGroupConfig(UE->uid, scc, sccd, &mac->radio_config);
   ASN_STRUCT_FREE(asn_DEF_NR_CellGroupConfig, UE->CellGroup);
   UE->CellGroup = cellGroupConfig;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index e1a48d6002..edbb467b19 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static int nr_process_mac_pdu(instance_t module_idP,
 
         if (lcid == UL_SCH_LCID_CCCH_48_BITS_REDCAP) {
           LOG_I(MAC, "UE with RNTI %04x is RedCap\n", UE->rnti);
+          UE->is_redcap = true;
         }
 
         if (prepare_initial_ul_rrc_message(RC.nrmac[module_idP], UE)) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index 65812ae0f5..628a23f770 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ typedef struct {
   float ul_thr_ue;
   float dl_thr_ue;
   long pdsch_HARQ_ACK_Codebook;
+  bool is_redcap;
 } NR_UE_info_t;
 
 typedef struct {