diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
index 57b16bcca4..64ea824187 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/test_case_list.xml
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
       <main_exec_args>-s-11 -S-10 -n1000
                       -s-11 -S-10 -n10 -I</main_exec_args>
       <tags>nr_pbchsim.test1</tags>
-      <search_expr_true>n_errors \(negative CRC\) = 0</search_expr_true>
+      <search_expr_true>PBCH test OK</search_expr_true>
       <search_expr_false>segmentation fault|assertion|exiting|fatal</search_expr_false>
       <nruns>3</nruns>
     </testCase> 
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/pbchsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/pbchsim.c
index 5652c5712a..c8d8d39783 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/pbchsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/pbchsim.c
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   int loglvl=OAILOG_WARNING;
 
+  float target_error_rate = 0.01;
+
   cpuf = get_cpu_freq_GHz();
 
   if ( load_configmodule(argc,argv) == 0) {
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       
     case 'I':
       run_initial_sync=1;
+      target_error_rate=0.1;
       break;
 
     case 'L':
@@ -571,7 +574,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     printf("SNR %f : n_errors (negative CRC) = %d/%d\n", SNR,n_errors,n_trials);
 
-    if (n_trials==1 || ((float)n_errors/(float)n_trials < 0.01))
+    if ((float)n_errors/(float)n_trials <= target_error_rate) {
+      printf("PBCH test OK\n");
+      break;
+    }
+      
+    if (n_trials==1)
       break;
 
   } // NSR