diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/ptrs_nr.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/ptrs_nr.c
index 63f962f426..76783990e7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/ptrs_nr.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_REFSIG/ptrs_nr.c
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@ uint8_t is_ptrs_subcarrier(uint16_t k, uint8_t K_ptrs, uint16_t n_rnti, uint16_t
   else
     k_RB_ref = n_rnti % (N_RB % K_ptrs);
 
-  if (k < (k_RE_ref + k_RB_ref*NR_NB_SC_PER_RB + start_sc))
-    return 0;
-
   if ((k - k_RE_ref - k_RB_ref*NR_NB_SC_PER_RB - start_sc) % (K_ptrs*NR_NB_SC_PER_RB) == 0)
     return 1;
 
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c
index d9f874f988..713bb1bd3b 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_demodulation.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void nr_ulsch_extract_rbs_single(int32_t **rxdataF,
                                  nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t *pusch_pdu,
                                  NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
 {
-  unsigned short start_re, re, nb_re_pusch;
+  unsigned short start_re, re, nb_re_pusch, k;
   unsigned char aarx;
   uint8_t K_ptrs;
   uint32_t rxF_ext_index = 0;
@@ -285,8 +285,14 @@ void nr_ulsch_extract_rbs_single(int32_t **rxdataF,
         is_dmrs_re = 0;
 
       if ( ((pusch_pdu->pdu_bit_map)>>2)& 0x01 ) {
+
+        if(((start_re + re) % frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size) < start_re)
+          k = start_re + re;
+        else
+          k = (start_re + re) % frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size;
+
         is_ptrs_symbol_flag = is_ptrs_symbol(symbol,
-                                             (start_re + re)%frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size,
+                                             k,
                                              n_rnti,
                                              pusch_pdu->rb_size,
                                              aarx,
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
index 378f97576b..6fb7867710 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_ue.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void nr_ue_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
   int32_t **txdataF;
   uint16_t start_sc, start_rb;
   int8_t Wf[2], Wt[2], l_prime[2], delta;
-  uint16_t rnti, n_dmrs, code_rate, number_dmrs_symbols, nb_rb, k;
+  uint16_t rnti, n_dmrs, code_rate, number_dmrs_symbols, nb_rb, k, k_temp;
   uint8_t dmrs_type, nb_dmrs_re_per_rb, number_of_symbols, mcs, Nl;
   int ap, start_symbol, Nid_cell, i;
   int sample_offsetF, N_RE_prime, N_PRB_oh;
@@ -396,8 +396,14 @@ void nr_ue_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *UE,
         }
 
         if (UE->ptrs_configured == 1){
+
+          if(k < start_sc)
+            k_temp = k + frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size;
+          else
+            k_temp = k;
+
           is_ptrs = is_ptrs_symbol(l,
-                                   k,
+                                   k_temp,
                                    rnti,
                                    nb_rb,
                                    ap,