diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index 137fcdfec3..a35a11a033 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg) {
         if (UE->is_synchronized) {
           decoded_frame_rx=(((mac->mib->systemFrameNumber.buf[0] >> mac->mib->systemFrameNumber.bits_unused)<<4) | tmp->proc.decoded_frame_rx);
           // shift the frame index with all the frames we trashed meanwhile we perform the synch search
-          decoded_frame_rx=(decoded_frame_rx + (!UE->init_sync_frame) + trashed_frames) % MAX_FRAME_NUMBER;
+          decoded_frame_rx=(decoded_frame_rx + UE->init_sync_frame + trashed_frames) % MAX_FRAME_NUMBER;
         }
         delNotifiedFIFO_elt(res);
         start_rx_stream=0;
@@ -692,9 +692,9 @@ void *UE_thread(void *arg) {
       pushNotifiedFIFO_nothreadSafe(&freeBlocks,res);
     }
 
-    if (  decoded_frame_rx>0 && decoded_frame_rx != curMsg->proc.frame_rx)
+    if (decoded_frame_rx>0 && decoded_frame_rx != curMsg->proc.frame_rx)
       LOG_E(PHY,"Decoded frame index (%d) is not compatible with current context (%d), UE should go back to synch mode\n",
-            decoded_frame_rx, curMsg->proc.frame_rx  );
+            decoded_frame_rx, curMsg->proc.frame_rx);
 
     // use previous timing_advance value to compute writeTimestamp
     writeTimestamp = timestamp+
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c
index bfef89ea85..df35f14869 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_initial_sync.c
@@ -308,12 +308,15 @@ int nr_initial_sync(UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t *proc, PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, int n_frames)
         // every 7*(1<<mu) symbols there is a different prefix length (38.211 5.3.1)
         int n_symb_prefix0 = (ue->symbol_offset/(7*(1<<mu)))+1;
         sync_pos_frame = n_symb_prefix0*(fp->ofdm_symbol_size + fp->nb_prefix_samples0)+(ue->symbol_offset-n_symb_prefix0)*(fp->ofdm_symbol_size + fp->nb_prefix_samples);
-        if (ue->ssb_offset < sync_pos_frame)
+        // for a correct computation of frame number to sync with the one decoded at MIB we need to take into account in which of the n_frames we got sync
+        ue->init_sync_frame = n_frames - 1 - is;
+        // we also need to take into account the shift by samples_per_frame in case the if is true
+        if (ue->ssb_offset < sync_pos_frame){
           ue->rx_offset = fp->samples_per_frame - sync_pos_frame + ue->ssb_offset;
+          ue->init_sync_frame += 1;
+        }
         else
           ue->rx_offset = ue->ssb_offset - sync_pos_frame;
-
-        ue->init_sync_frame = is;
       }   
 
     /*
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_pbch.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_pbch.c
index ef884512fd..66c3de97ea 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_pbch.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_pbch.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ int nr_rx_pbch( PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
       frame_parms->ssb_index += (((nr_ue_pbch_vars->xtra_byte>>(7-i))&0x01)<<(3+i));
   }
 
-  ue->symbol_offset = nr_get_ssb_start_symbol(frame_parms,i_ssb);
+  ue->symbol_offset = nr_get_ssb_start_symbol(frame_parms,frame_parms->ssb_index);
   if (frame_parms->half_frame_bit)
     ue->symbol_offset += (frame_parms->slots_per_frame>>1)*frame_parms->symbols_per_slot;
 
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
index ff7e4280a1..ba81d9b205 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void nr_fill_rx_indication(fapi_nr_rx_indication_t *rx_ind,
     case FAPI_NR_RX_PDU_TYPE_MIB:
       rx_ind->rx_indication_body[n_pdus - 1].mib_pdu.pdu = ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id]->decoded_output;
       rx_ind->rx_indication_body[n_pdus - 1].mib_pdu.additional_bits = ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id]->xtra_byte;
-      rx_ind->rx_indication_body[n_pdus - 1].mib_pdu.ssb_index = frame_parms->ssb_index;
+      rx_ind->rx_indication_body[n_pdus - 1].mib_pdu.ssb_index = (frame_parms->ssb_index)&0x7;
       rx_ind->rx_indication_body[n_pdus - 1].mib_pdu.ssb_length = frame_parms->Lmax;
       rx_ind->rx_indication_body[n_pdus - 1].mib_pdu.cell_id = frame_parms->Nid_cell;
     break;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void nr_ue_pbch_procedures(uint8_t gNB_id,
 
   VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME(VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_UE_PBCH_PROCEDURES, VCD_FUNCTION_IN);
 
-  LOG_D(PHY,"[UE  %d] Frame %d, Trying PBCH (NidCell %d, gNB_id %d)\n",ue->Mod_id,frame_rx,ue->frame_parms.Nid_cell,gNB_id);
+  LOG_D(PHY,"[UE  %d] Frame %d Slot %d, Trying PBCH (NidCell %d, gNB_id %d)\n",ue->Mod_id,frame_rx,nr_slot_rx,ue->frame_parms.Nid_cell,gNB_id);
 
   ret = nr_rx_pbch(ue, proc,
 		   ue->pbch_vars[gNB_id],
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c
index 3b120bc7d2..2b94c07e1e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ void schedule_nr_mib(module_id_t module_idP, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t slotP)
         case 3:
           // long bitmap FR2 max 64 SSBs
           num_ssb = 0;
-          for (int i_ssb=0; i_ssb<63; i_ssb++) {
-            if ((longBitmap->buf[i_ssb/8]>>(7-i_ssb))&0x01) {
+          for (int i_ssb=0; i_ssb<64; i_ssb++) {
+            if ((longBitmap->buf[i_ssb/8]>>(7-(i_ssb%8)))&0x01) {
               ssb_start_symbol = get_ssb_start_symbol(band,scs,i_ssb);
               // if start symbol is in current slot, schedule current SSB, fill VRB map and call get_type0_PDCCH_CSS_config_parameters
               if ((ssb_start_symbol/14) == rel_slot){