diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
index adf3dfe2a8..aebdc2f1cc 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,8 @@ void fill_default_secondaryCellGroup(NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *servingcellco
  secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->pdsch_ServingCellConfig->choice.setup = pdsch_servingcellconfig;
  pdsch_servingcellconfig->codeBlockGroupTransmission = NULL;
  pdsch_servingcellconfig->xOverhead = NULL;
- pdsch_servingcellconfig->nrofHARQ_ProcessesForPDSCH = NULL;
+ pdsch_servingcellconfig->nrofHARQ_ProcessesForPDSCH = calloc(1, sizeof(*pdsch_servingcellconfig->nrofHARQ_ProcessesForPDSCH));
+ *pdsch_servingcellconfig->nrofHARQ_ProcessesForPDSCH = NR_PDSCH_ServingCellConfig__nrofHARQ_ProcessesForPDSCH_n16;
  pdsch_servingcellconfig->pucch_Cell= NULL;
  pdsch_servingcellconfig->ext1=calloc(1,sizeof(*pdsch_servingcellconfig->ext1));
  pdsch_servingcellconfig->ext1->maxMIMO_Layers = calloc(1,sizeof(*pdsch_servingcellconfig->ext1->maxMIMO_Layers));