diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
index c8917cb421..be62effdeb 100755
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
@@ -528,15 +528,6 @@ int RCconfig_RRC(MessageDef *msg_p, uint32_t i, eNB_RRC_INST *rrc) {
             RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).downlink_frequency[j] = (uint32_t) ccparams_lte.downlink_frequency;
             RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).uplink_frequency_offset[j] = (unsigned int) ccparams_lte.uplink_frequency_offset;
 
-            if (config_check_band_frequencies(j,
-                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).eutra_band[j],
-                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).downlink_frequency[j],
-                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).uplink_frequency_offset[j],
-                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).frame_type[j])) {
-              AssertFatal(0, "error calling enb_check_band_frequencies\n");
-            }
-
-
 
             RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).Nid_cell[j]= ccparams_lte.Nid_cell;
 
@@ -569,6 +560,14 @@ int RCconfig_RRC(MessageDef *msg_p, uint32_t i, eNB_RRC_INST *rrc) {
                            RC.config_file_name, i, ccparams_lte.frame_type);
             }
 
+            if (config_check_band_frequencies(j,
+                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).eutra_band[j],
+                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).downlink_frequency[j],
+                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).uplink_frequency_offset[j],
+                                              RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).frame_type[j])) {
+              AssertFatal(0, "error calling enb_check_band_frequencies\n");
+            }
+
 
             if ((ccparams_lte.nb_antenna_ports <1) || (ccparams_lte.nb_antenna_ports > 2))
               AssertFatal (0,