diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
index fc00334f41..332c3a7afa 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
@@ -368,11 +368,13 @@ void nr_preprocessor_phytest(module_id_t module_id,
   sched_pdsch->rbStart = rbStart;
   sched_pdsch->rbSize = rbSize;
   const int tda = sched_ctrl->active_bwp ? RC.nrmac[module_id]->preferred_dl_tda[sched_ctrl->active_bwp->bwp_Id][slot] : 1;
+  const uint8_t num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data = 1;
   ps->nrOfLayers = target_dl_Nl;
   if (ps->time_domain_allocation != tda || ps->numDmrsCdmGrpsNoData != num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data)
     nr_set_pdsch_semi_static(
         scc, UE_info->CellGroup[UE_id], sched_ctrl->active_bwp, tda, num_dmrs_cdm_grps_no_data, ps);
 
+
   sched_pdsch->mcs = target_dl_mcs;
   sched_pdsch->Qm = nr_get_Qm_dl(sched_pdsch->mcs, ps->mcsTableIdx);
   sched_pdsch->R = nr_get_code_rate_dl(sched_pdsch->mcs, ps->mcsTableIdx);