diff --git a/common/utils/assertions.h b/common/utils/assertions.h
index 573036b1d9..c8959d0adb 100644
--- a/common/utils/assertions.h
+++ b/common/utils/assertions.h
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 #define _Assert_(cOND, aCTION, fORMAT, aRGS...)             \
 do {                                                        \
     if (!(cOND)) {                                          \
-        fprintf(stderr, "\nAssertion ("#cOND") failed!\n"   \
+        fprintf(stderr, "\nAssertion (%s) failed!\n"   \
                 "In %s() %s:%d\n" fORMAT,                   \
-                __FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, ##aRGS);  \
+                #cOND, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__, __LINE__, ##aRGS);  \
         aCTION;                                             \
     }						\
 } while(0)
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/nr_rate_matching.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/nr_rate_matching.c
index 29a1e363e9..fbad79cad7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/nr_rate_matching.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/nr_rate_matching.c
@@ -309,25 +309,28 @@ void nr_interleaving_ldpc(uint32_t E, uint8_t Qm, uint8_t *e,uint8_t *f)
 void nr_deinterleaving_ldpc(uint32_t E, uint8_t Qm, int16_t *e,int16_t *f)
 { 
 
+  
   switch(Qm) {
   case 2:
     {
-     int16_t *e1=e+(E/2);
-     int16_t *end=f+E-4;
-     while( f<end ){
-       *e++  = *f++;
-       *e1++ = *f++;
-       *e++  = *f++;
-       *e1++ = *f++;
-     }
+      AssertFatal(E%4==0,"");
+      int16_t *e1=e+(E/2);
+      int16_t *end=f+E-3;
+      while( f<end ){
+        *e++  = *f++;
+        *e1++ = *f++;
+        *e++  = *f++;
+        *e1++ = *f++;
+      }
     }
     break;
   case 4:
     {
+      AssertFatal(E%4==0,"");
       int16_t *e1=e+(E/4);
       int16_t *e2=e1+(E/4);
       int16_t *e3=e2+(E/4);
-      int16_t *end=f+E-4;
+      int16_t *end=f+E-3;
       while( f<end ){ 
         *e++  = *f++;
         *e1++ = *f++;
@@ -338,12 +341,13 @@ void nr_deinterleaving_ldpc(uint32_t E, uint8_t Qm, int16_t *e,int16_t *f)
     break;
   case 6:
     {
+      AssertFatal(E%6==0,"");
       int16_t *e1=e+(E/6);
       int16_t *e2=e1+(E/6);
       int16_t *e3=e2+(E/6);
       int16_t *e4=e3+(E/6);
       int16_t *e5=e4+(E/6);
-      int16_t *end=f+E-6;
+      int16_t *end=f+E-5;
      while( f<end ){ 
         *e++  = *f++;
         *e1++ = *f++;
@@ -356,6 +360,7 @@ void nr_deinterleaving_ldpc(uint32_t E, uint8_t Qm, int16_t *e,int16_t *f)
     break;
   case 8:
     {
+      AssertFatal(E%8==0,"zob");
       int16_t *e1=e+(E/8);
       int16_t *e2=e1+(E/8);
       int16_t *e3=e2+(E/8);
@@ -363,7 +368,7 @@ void nr_deinterleaving_ldpc(uint32_t E, uint8_t Qm, int16_t *e,int16_t *f)
       int16_t *e5=e4+(E/8);
       int16_t *e6=e5+(E/8);
       int16_t *e7=e6+(E/8);
-      int16_t *end=f+E-8;
+      int16_t *end=f+E-7;
       while( f<end ){
         *e++  = *f++;
         *e1++ = *f++;
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
index eb48d26908..21a2b98585 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlschsim.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	//unsigned char test_input[TBS / 8]  __attribute__ ((aligned(16)));
 	for (i = 0; i < TBS / 8; i++)
 		test_input[i] = (unsigned char) rand();
-        harq->pdu=test_input;
+        dlsch->harq_process.pdu=test_input;
 	//estimated_output = harq_process->b;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_NR_DLSCHSIM