diff --git a/targets/ARCH/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp b/targets/ARCH/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp
index 08f0cd720b..a218f07dfd 100644
--- a/targets/ARCH/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp
+++ b/targets/ARCH/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ extern "C" {
   LOG_I(HW,"Actual time source %s...\n",s->usrp->get_time_source(0).c_str());
    sleep(1);
   // create tx & rx streamer
-  uhd::stream_args_t stream_args_rx("sc16", "sc16");
+  uhd::stream_args_t stream_args_rx("sc12", "sc12");
   int samples=openair0_cfg[0].sample_rate;
   int max=s->usrp->get_rx_stream(stream_args_rx)->get_max_num_samps();
   samples/=10000;
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ extern "C" {
     stream_args_rx.channels.push_back(i);
   
   s->rx_stream = s->usrp->get_rx_stream(stream_args_rx);
-  uhd::stream_args_t stream_args_tx("sc16", "sc16");
+  uhd::stream_args_t stream_args_tx("sc12", "sc12");
   
   for (int i = 0; i<openair0_cfg[0].tx_num_channels; i++)
     stream_args_tx.channels.push_back(i);
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ru.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ru.c
index b1d8867ecc..921cdf5378 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ru.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ru.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void fh_if4p5_south_in(RU_t *ru,
     symbol_mask_full = (1<<fp->symbols_per_tti)-1;
 
   LOG_D(PHY,"fh_if4p5_south_in: RU %d, frame %d, subframe %d, ru %d, mask %x\n",ru->idx,*frame,*subframe,ru->idx,proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]);
-  AssertFatal(proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]==0 || proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]>=symbol_mask_full,"rx_fh_if4p5: proc->symbol_mask[%d] = %x\n",*subframe,proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]); // >= because PULTICK for S-subframe could have been received during normal subframe
+  //AssertFatal(proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]==0 || proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]>=symbol_mask_full,"rx_fh_if4p5: proc->symbol_mask[%d] = %x\n",*subframe,proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]); // >= because PULTICK for S-subframe could have been received during normal subframe
 
   if (proc->symbol_mask[*subframe]<symbol_mask_full) { // this is normal case, if not true then we received a PULTICK before the previous subframe was finished
     do {
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index d8c5e25593..6f5561ed9e 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv )
     for (int x=0; x < RC.nb_L1_inst; x++) 
       for (int CC_id=0; CC_id<RC.nb_L1_CC[x]; CC_id++) {
         L1_rxtx_proc_t *L1proc= &RC.eNB[x][CC_id]->proc.L1_proc;
+        L1_rxtx_proc_t *L1proctx= &RC.eNB[x][CC_id]->proc.L1_proc_tx;
 	L1proc->threadPool=(tpool_t*)malloc(sizeof(tpool_t));
         L1proc->respEncode=(notifiedFIFO_t*) malloc(sizeof(notifiedFIFO_t));
         L1proc->respDecode=(notifiedFIFO_t*) malloc(sizeof(notifiedFIFO_t));
@@ -657,8 +658,11 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv )
          initTpool(get_softmodem_params()->threadPoolConfig, L1proc->threadPool, true);
         else
          initTpool("n", L1proc->threadPool, true);
-      initNotifiedFIFO(L1proc->respEncode);
-      initNotifiedFIFO(L1proc->respDecode);
+        initNotifiedFIFO(L1proc->respEncode);
+        initNotifiedFIFO(L1proc->respDecode);
+        L1proctx->threadPool=L1proc->threadPool;
+        L1proctx->respEncode=L1proc->respEncode;
+        L1proctx->nbEncode=L1proc->nbEncode;
     }