diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h
index 7bc8f677d8..7be234262f 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef.h
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ typedef enum {
   {CONFIG_STRING_RU_NUM_TP_CORES,              HLP_RU_NUM_TP_CORES,               0,       .uptr=NULL,       .defintval=2,                 TYPE_UINT,        0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_RU_NUM_INTERFACES,            HLP_RU_NUM_INTERFACES,             0,       .uptr=NULL,       .defintval=1,                 TYPE_UINT,        0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_RU_HALF_SLOT_PARALLELIZATION, HLP_RU_HALF_SLOT_PARALLELIZATION,  0,       .uptr=NULL,       .defintval=1,                 TYPE_UINT,        0}, \
-  {CONFIG_STRING_RU_RU_THREAD_CORE,            HLP_RU_RU_THREAD_CORE,             0,       .uptr=NULL,       .defintval=-1,                TYPE_UINT,         0}, \
+  {CONFIG_STRING_RU_RU_THREAD_CORE,            HLP_RU_RU_THREAD_CORE,             0,       .iptr=NULL,       .defintval=-1,                TYPE_INT,         0}, \
   {CONFIG_STRING_RU_GPIO_CONTROL,              HLP_RU_GPIO_CONTROL,               0,       .strptr=NULL,     .defstrval="generic",         TYPE_STRING,      0}, \
 }
 // clang-format on
diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h b/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h
index b2b4ab93c1..d140275fa5 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/L1_nr_paramdef.h
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
   {CONFIG_STRING_L1_PUSCH_DTX_THRESHOLD,               NULL,       0,         .uptr=NULL,           .defintval=50,              TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
   {CONFIG_STRING_L1_SRS_DTX_THRESHOLD,                 NULL,       0,         .uptr=NULL,           .defintval=30,              TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
   {CONFIG_STRING_L1_MAX_LDPC_ITERATIONS,               NULL,       0,         .uptr=NULL,           .defintval=8,               TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
-  {CONFIG_STRING_L1_RX_THREAD_CORE,                    NULL,       0,         .uptr=NULL,           .defintval=-1,              TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
-  {CONFIG_STRING_L1_TX_THREAD_CORE,                    NULL,       0,         .uptr=NULL,           .defintval=-1,              TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
+  {CONFIG_STRING_L1_RX_THREAD_CORE,                    NULL,       0,         .iptr=NULL,           .defintval=-1,              TYPE_INT,      0},         \
+  {CONFIG_STRING_L1_TX_THREAD_CORE,                    NULL,       0,         .iptr=NULL,           .defintval=-1,              TYPE_INT,      0},         \
   {CONFIG_STRING_L1_TX_AMP_BACKOFF_dB,                 HLP_L1TX_BO,0,         .uptr=NULL,           .defintval=36,              TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
   {CONFIG_STRING_L1_PHASE_COMP,                        HLP_L1_PHASE_COMP,PARAMFLAG_BOOL, .uptr=NULL,.defintval=1,               TYPE_UINT,     0},         \
   {CONFIG_STRING_NUM_ANTENNAS_PER_THREAD,              HLP_NUM_ARX,0,         .uptr=NULL,           .defintval=1,               TYPE_UINT,     0},         \