diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 4d96693831..d746756d65 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -399,8 +399,10 @@ void nr_configure_dci_from_pdcch_config(nfapi_nr_dl_config_pdcch_parameters_rel1
 
   // first symbol
   //AssertFatal(pdcch_scs==kHz15, "PDCCH SCS above 15kHz not allowed if a symbol above 2 is monitored");
-  for (int i=0; i<get_symbolsperslot(&cfg); i++)
-    if ((search_space->monitoring_symbols_in_slot>>(31-i))&1) {
+  int sps = get_symbolsperslot(&cfg);
+
+  for (int i=0; i<sps; i++)
+    if ((search_space->monitoring_symbols_in_slot>>(sps-1-i))&1) {
       pdcch_params->first_symbol=i;
       break;
     }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
index 8e8a556feb..3c999a3539 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void nr_init_search_space(nfapi_nr_search_space_t *search_space)
   search_space->duration = 5;
   search_space->slot_monitoring_periodicity = NFAPI_NR_SS_PERIODICITY_SL10;
   search_space->slot_monitoring_offset = 1;
-  search_space->monitoring_symbols_in_slot = 0xC0000000; // first 2 ofdm symbols
+  search_space->monitoring_symbols_in_slot = 0x3000; // 14 bits field
   search_space->css_formats_0_0_and_1_0 = 1;
   search_space->uss_dci_formats = 0; // enum to be defined-- formats 0.0 and 1.0
   for (int i=0; i<NFAPI_NR_MAX_NB_CCE_AGGREGATION_LEVELS; i++)