diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c
index 8b12742fcc..fbd08f18c4 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_bch.c
@@ -157,10 +157,14 @@ void schedule_nr_mib(module_id_t module_idP, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t slotP)
     dl_req = &dl_tti_request->dl_tti_request_body;
 
     // get MIB every 8 frames
-    if((slotP == 0) && (frameP & 7) == 0) {
+    if(((slotP == 0) && (frameP & 7) == 0) ||
+       gNB->first_MIB) {
 
       mib_sdu_length = mac_rrc_nr_data_req(module_idP, CC_id, frameP, MIBCH, 0, 1, &cc->MIB_pdu.payload[0]);
 
+      // flag to avoid sending an empty MIB in the first frames of execution since gNB doesn't get at the beginning in frame 0 slot 0
+      gNB->first_MIB = false;
+
       LOG_D(MAC,
             "[gNB %d] Frame %d : MIB->BCH  CC_id %d, Received %d bytes\n",
             module_idP,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
index 4603b91877..2c40ad2543 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_dlsch.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ bool allocate_dl_retransmission(module_id_t module_id,
 }
 
 float thr_ue[MAX_MOBILES_PER_GNB];
-uint32_t pf_tbs[3][28]; // pre-computed, approximate TBS values for PF coefficient
+uint32_t pf_tbs[3][29]; // pre-computed, approximate TBS values for PF coefficient
 
 void pf_dl(module_id_t module_id,
            frame_t frame,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
index 6e1b99fa6b..b9c6f38a6e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_phytest.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void nr_schedule_css_dlsch_phytest(module_id_t   module_idP,
     int startSymbolAndLength=0;
     int StartSymbolIndex=-1,NrOfSymbols=14;
     int StartSymbolIndex_tmp,NrOfSymbols_tmp;
-    int mappingtype_tmp, mappingtype;
+    int mappingtype_tmp, mappingtype=0;
 
     for (int i=0;
 	 i<scc->downlinkConfigCommon->initialDownlinkBWP->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList->list.count;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index 3effe300ab..47fc28734a 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ void update_ul_ue_R_Qm(NR_sched_pusch_t *sched_pusch, const NR_pusch_semi_static
 }
 
 float ul_thr_ue[MAX_MOBILES_PER_GNB];
-uint32_t ul_pf_tbs[3][28]; // pre-computed, approximate TBS values for PF coefficient
+uint32_t ul_pf_tbs[3][29]; // pre-computed, approximate TBS values for PF coefficient
 void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
            frame_t frame,
            sub_frame_t slot,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
index 9974c08a18..117c18ae8d 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ void mac_top_init_gNB(void)
         
       RC.nrmac[i]->ul_handle = 0;
 
+      RC.nrmac[i]->first_MIB = true;
+
       if (get_softmodem_params()->phy_test) {
         RC.nrmac[i]->pre_processor_dl = nr_preprocessor_phytest;
         RC.nrmac[i]->pre_processor_ul = nr_ul_preprocessor_phytest;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index 8f73f5cdc7..86268d9c79 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ typedef struct gNB_MAC_INST_s {
   NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrlCommon;
   NR_Type0_PDCCH_CSS_config_t type0_PDCCH_CSS_config[64];
 
+  bool first_MIB;
 } gNB_MAC_INST;
 
 #endif /*__LAYER2_NR_MAC_GNB_H__ */
diff --git a/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c b/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c
index 0474d417df..38e6149ccd 100644
--- a/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/X2AP/x2ap_eNB.c
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ void x2ap_eNB_handle_sctp_association_resp(instance_t instance, sctp_new_associa
     if (x2ap_enb_data_p != NULL) {
       /* some sanity check - to be refined at some point */
       if (sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state != SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED) {
-        X2AP_ERROR("x2ap_enb_data_p not NULL and sctp state not SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED, what to do?\n");
+        X2AP_ERROR("x2ap_enb_data_p not NULL and sctp state not SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED?\n");
+        if (sctp_new_association_resp->sctp_state == SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN){
+          RB_REMOVE(x2ap_enb_map, &instance_p->x2ap_enb_head, x2ap_enb_data_p);
+          return;
+        }
+
         exit(1);
       }
 
diff --git a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
index af49c5c350..a7142e05dd 100644
--- a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
+++ b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ sctp_eNB_read_from_socket(
         if (SCTP_SHUTDOWN_EVENT == snp->sn_header.sn_type) {
             itti_unsubscribe_event_fd(TASK_SCTP, sctp_cnx->sd);
 
+            SCTP_WARN("Received SCTP SHUTDOWN EVENT\n");
             close(sctp_cnx->sd);
 
             sctp_itti_send_association_resp(