diff --git a/executables/nr-cuup.c b/executables/nr-cuup.c
index 0c2c9cdf3f..df2f633d95 100644
--- a/executables/nr-cuup.c
+++ b/executables/nr-cuup.c
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ static void initialize_agent(ngran_node_t node_type, e2_agent_args_t oai_args)
 
   printf("After RCconfig_NR_E2agent %s %s \n",oai_args.sm_dir, oai_args.ip  );
 
-  fr_args_t args = { .ip = oai_args.ip }; // init_fr_args(0, NULL);
-  memcpy(args.libs_dir, oai_args.sm_dir, 128);
+  fr_args_t args = {0};
+  memcpy(args.ip, oai_args.ip, FR_IP_ADDRESS_LEN);
+  memcpy(args.libs_dir, oai_args.sm_dir, FR_CONF_FILE_LEN);
 
   sleep(1);
 
diff --git a/executables/nr-softmodem.c b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
index 0bd583662b..945e7e4cae 100644
--- a/executables/nr-softmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-softmodem.c
@@ -473,8 +473,9 @@ static void initialize_agent(ngran_node_t node_type, e2_agent_args_t oai_args)
 
   printf("After RCconfig_NR_E2agent %s %s \n",oai_args.sm_dir, oai_args.ip  );
 
-  fr_args_t args = { .ip = oai_args.ip }; // init_fr_args(0, NULL);
-  memcpy(args.libs_dir, oai_args.sm_dir, 128);
+  fr_args_t args = {0};
+  memcpy(args.ip, oai_args.ip, FR_IP_ADDRESS_LEN);
+  memcpy(args.libs_dir, oai_args.sm_dir, FR_CONF_FILE_LEN);
 
   sleep(1);
   const gNB_RRC_INST* rrc = RC.nrrrc[0];