diff --git a/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/esm_ebr_context.c b/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/esm_ebr_context.c
index 31f215e359..bfa4a04cc8 100644
--- a/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/esm_ebr_context.c
+++ b/openair3/NAS/UE/ESM/esm_ebr_context.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ int esm_ebr_context_create(
              LOG_TRACE(INFO, "ESM-PROC  - executing %s ",
                        command_line);
 
-             //if (system(command_line)) ; /* TODO: what to do? */
+             if (system(command_line)) ; /* TODO: what to do? */
 
              break;