diff --git a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
index d830e51f4d..5b6f624ede 100644
--- a/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/GNB_APP/gnb_config.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ void prepare_scc(NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc) {
   //  scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP->rach_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->rsrp_ThresholdSSB_SUL        = CALLOC(1,sizeof(NR_RSRP_Range_t));
   scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP->rach_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->msg1_SubcarrierSpacing       = CALLOC(1,sizeof(NR_SubcarrierSpacing_t));
   scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP->rach_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->msg3_transformPrecoder       = CALLOC(1,sizeof(long));
+  // 0 - ENABLE, 1 - DISABLE, hence explicitly setting to DISABLED.
+  *scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP->rach_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->msg3_transformPrecoder       = NR_PUSCH_Config__transformPrecoder_disabled;
   scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP->pusch_ConfigCommon                 = CALLOC(1,sizeof(NR_SetupRelease_PUSCH_ConfigCommon_t)); 
   scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP->pusch_ConfigCommon->present        = NR_SetupRelease_PUSCH_ConfigCommon_PR_setup;
   scc->uplinkConfigCommon->initialUplinkBWP->pusch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup   = CALLOC(1,sizeof(struct NR_PUSCH_ConfigCommon));