diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
index f31464822b..35b21a9722 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
@@ -850,8 +850,7 @@ int do_RRCSetupComplete(uint8_t *buffer,
 }
 
 // TODO: This function is only implemented for event A2
-int do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(NR_MeasurementReport_t *measurementReport,
-                              long trigger_to_measid,
+int do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(long trigger_to_measid,
                               long trigger_quantity,
                               long rs_type,
                               uint16_t Nid_cell,
@@ -860,29 +859,25 @@ int do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(NR_MeasurementReport_t *measurementReport,
                               size_t buffer_size)
 {
   asn_enc_rval_t enc_rval;
-  NR_UL_DCCH_Message_t ul_dcch_msg;
-  memset((void *)&ul_dcch_msg, 0, sizeof(NR_UL_DCCH_Message_t));
+  NR_UL_DCCH_Message_t ul_dcch_msg = {0};
 
   ul_dcch_msg.message.present = NR_UL_DCCH_MessageType_PR_c1;
-  ul_dcch_msg.message.choice.c1 = CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct NR_UL_DCCH_MessageType__c1));
-  ul_dcch_msg.message.choice.c1->present = NR_UL_DCCH_MessageType__c1_PR_measurementReport;
+  asn1cCalloc(ul_dcch_msg.message.choice.c1, c1);
+  c1->present = NR_UL_DCCH_MessageType__c1_PR_measurementReport;
 
-  memset(measurementReport, 0, sizeof(struct NR_MeasurementReport));
-  ul_dcch_msg.message.choice.c1->choice.measurementReport = measurementReport;
+  asn1cCalloc(c1->choice.measurementReport, measurementReport);
   measurementReport->criticalExtensions.present = NR_MeasurementReport__criticalExtensions_PR_measurementReport;
 
-  NR_MeasurementReport_IEs_t *measurementReport_ie = CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct NR_MeasurementReport_IEs));
-  measurementReport->criticalExtensions.choice.measurementReport = measurementReport_ie;
-  measurementReport_ie->measResults.measId = trigger_to_measid;
+  asn1cCalloc(measurementReport->criticalExtensions.choice.measurementReport, mrIE);
+  mrIE->measResults.measId = trigger_to_measid;
 
-  NR_MeasResultServMO_t *measResultServMo = CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct NR_MeasResultServMO));
+  NR_MeasResultServMO_t *measResultServMo = calloc_or_fail(1, sizeof(*measResultServMo));
 
   NR_MeasResultNR_t *measResultServingCell = &measResultServMo->measResultServingCell;
-  measResultServingCell->physCellId = CALLOC(1, sizeof(NR_PhysCellId_t));
-  *measResultServingCell->physCellId = Nid_cell;
-
-  struct NR_MeasQuantityResults *active_mq_res = CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct NR_MeasQuantityResults));
+  asn1cCalloc(measResultServingCell->physCellId, pci);
+  *pci = Nid_cell;
 
+  struct NR_MeasQuantityResults *active_mq_res = calloc_or_fail(1, sizeof(*active_mq_res));
   if (trigger_quantity == NR_MeasTriggerQuantityOffset_PR_rsrp) {
     asn1cCalloc(active_mq_res->rsrp, rsrp);
     // Assign precomputed RSRP index
@@ -893,7 +888,7 @@ int do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(NR_MeasurementReport_t *measurementReport,
       measResultServingCell->measResult.cellResults.resultsCSI_RS_Cell = active_mq_res;
   }
 
-  ASN_SEQUENCE_ADD(&measurementReport_ie->measResults.measResultServingMOList.list, measResultServMo);
+  ASN_SEQUENCE_ADD(&mrIE->measResults.measResultServingMOList.list, measResultServMo);
   enc_rval = uper_encode_to_buffer(&asn_DEF_NR_UL_DCCH_Message, NULL, (void *)&ul_dcch_msg, buffer, buffer_size);
   AssertFatal(enc_rval.encoded > 0, "ASN1 message encoding failed (%s, %lu)!\n", enc_rval.failed_type->name, enc_rval.encoded);
 
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h
index 73a311084d..48a0ea734b 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.h
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ int do_NR_MeasurementTimingConfiguration(const NR_MeasurementTimingConfiguration
 
 int do_RRCSetupRequest(uint8_t *buffer, size_t buffer_size, uint8_t *rv, uint64_t fiveG_S_TMSI_part1);
 
-int do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(NR_MeasurementReport_t *measurementReport,
-                              long trigger_to_measid,
+int do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(long trigger_to_measid,
                               long trigger_quantity,
                               long rs_type,
                               uint16_t Nid_cell,
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
index 85e9205a92..1733589427 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR_UE/rrc_UE.c
@@ -3239,12 +3239,10 @@ void nr_rrc_set_mac_queue(instance_t instance, notifiedFIFO_t *mac_input_nf)
 void rrc_ue_generate_measurementReport(rrcPerNB_t *rrc, instance_t ue_id)
 {
   uint8_t buffer[NR_RRC_BUF_SIZE];
-  NR_MeasurementReport_t measurementReport = {0};
   l3_measurements_t *l3m = &rrc->l3_measurements;
   int rsrp_dBm = l3m->rs_type == NR_NR_RS_Type_ssb ? l3m->serving_cell.ss_rsrp_dBm.val : l3m->serving_cell.csi_rsrp_dBm.val;
   int rsrp_index = get_rsrp_index(rsrp_dBm);
-  uint8_t size = do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(&measurementReport,
-                                           l3m->trigger_to_measid,
+  uint8_t size = do_nrMeasurementReport_SA(l3m->trigger_to_measid,
                                            l3m->trigger_quantity,
                                            l3m->rs_type,
                                            l3m->serving_cell.Nid_cell,