diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index b445d61258..5025286b90 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ void nr_rx_sdu(const module_id_t gnb_mod_idP,
       if( (frameP!=ra->Msg3_frame) || (slotP!=ra->Msg3_slot))
         continue;
 
-      if (get_softmodem_params()->sa == 0) {
+      // for CFRA (NSA) do not schedule retransmission of msg3
+      if (ra->cfra) {
         LOG_W(NR_MAC, "Random Access %i failed at state %i (NSA msg3 reception failed)\n", i, ra->state);
         nr_mac_remove_ra_rnti(gnb_mod_idP, ra->rnti);
         nr_clear_ra_proc(gnb_mod_idP, CC_idP, frameP, ra);