diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
index 46602bd981..c1dfbc4fa3 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,11 @@ void handle_nr_uci_pucch_0_1(module_id_t mod_id,
       handle_dl_harq(mod_id, UE_id, pid, harq_value == 1 && harq_confidence == 0);
     }
   }
+
+  // check scheduling request result, confidence_level == 0 is good
+  if (uci_01->pduBitmap & 0x1) {
+    sched_ctrl->SR |= uci_01->sr->sr_indication && uci_01->sr->sr_confidence_level == 0;
+  }
 }
 
 void handle_nr_uci_pucch_2_3_4(module_id_t mod_id,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index bc1b6737f3..fe1d670339 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -874,7 +874,6 @@ 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
-int bsr0ue = -1;
 void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
            frame_t frame,
            sub_frame_t slot,
@@ -894,12 +893,6 @@ void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
   int ue_array[MAX_MOBILES_PER_GNB];
   NR_list_t UE_sched = { .head = -1, .next = ue_array, .tail = -1, .len = MAX_MOBILES_PER_GNB };
 
-  /* Hack: currently, we do not have SR, and need to schedule UEs continuously.
-   * To keep the wasted resources low, we switch UEs to be scheduled in a
-   * round-robin fashion below, and only schedule a UE with BSR=0 if it is the
-   * selected one */
-  bsr0ue = next_list_entry_looped(UE_list, bsr0ue);
-
   /* Loop UE_list to calculate throughput and coeff */
   for (int UE_id = UE_list->head; UE_id >= 0; UE_id = UE_list->next[UE_id]) {
     NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
@@ -931,11 +924,12 @@ void pf_ul(module_id_t module_id,
       continue;
     }
 
-    /* Check BSR and schedule UE if it is zero to avoid starvation, since we do
-     * not have SR (yet) */
-    if (sched_ctrl->estimated_ul_buffer - sched_ctrl->sched_ul_bytes <= 0) {
-      if (UE_id != bsr0ue)
-        continue;
+    if (sched_ctrl->estimated_ul_buffer - sched_ctrl->sched_ul_bytes <= 0 && !sched_ctrl->SR)
+      continue;
+
+    /* Schedule UE if there is a SR and no data (otherwise, will be scheduled
+     * baded on data to transmit) */
+    if (sched_ctrl->estimated_ul_buffer - sched_ctrl->sched_ul_bytes <= 0 && sched_ctrl->SR) {
       /* if no data, pre-allocate 5RB */
       bool freeCCE = find_free_CCE(module_id, slot, UE_id);
       if (!freeCCE) {
@@ -1225,6 +1219,7 @@ void nr_schedule_ulsch(module_id_t module_id, frame_t frame, sub_frame_t slot)
       continue;
 
     uint16_t rnti = UE_info->rnti[UE_id];
+    sched_ctrl->SR = false;
 
     int8_t harq_id = sched_pusch->ul_harq_pid;
     if (harq_id < 0) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index fa6d978517..9e17883f56 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -561,6 +561,8 @@ typedef struct {
   int pucch_snrx10;
 
   struct CSI_Report CSI_report[MAX_CSI_REPORTS];
+  bool SR;
+
   /// information about every HARQ process
   NR_UE_harq_t harq_processes[NR_MAX_NB_HARQ_PROCESSES];
   /// HARQ processes that are free