diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
index 4ac46f7962..94259fed2e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/config_ue.c
@@ -447,11 +447,48 @@ void config_control_ue(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac)
   configure_ss_coreset(mac, scd, dl_bwp_id);
 }
 
+NR_SearchSpace_t *get_common_search_space(struct NR_PDCCH_ConfigCommon__commonSearchSpaceList *commonSearchSpaceList,
+                                          NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
+                                          NR_SearchSpaceId_t ss_id)
+{
+  if (ss_id == 0)
+    return mac->search_space_zero;
+
+  NR_SearchSpace_t *css = NULL;
+  for (int i = 0; i < commonSearchSpaceList->list.count; i++) {
+    if (commonSearchSpaceList->list.array[i]->searchSpaceId == ss_id) {
+      css = commonSearchSpaceList->list.array[i];
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  AssertFatal(css, "Couldn't find CSS with Id %ld\n", ss_id);
+  return css;
+}
+
+void configure_common_ss(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
+                         NR_PDCCH_ConfigCommon_t *pdcch_ConfigCommon)
+{
+  if (pdcch_ConfigCommon) {
+    mac->otherSI_SS = pdcch_ConfigCommon->searchSpaceOtherSystemInformation ?
+                      get_common_search_space(pdcch_ConfigCommon->commonSearchSpaceList, mac,
+                                              *pdcch_ConfigCommon->searchSpaceOtherSystemInformation) :
+                      NULL;
+    mac->ra_SS = pdcch_ConfigCommon->ra_SearchSpace ?
+                 get_common_search_space(pdcch_ConfigCommon->commonSearchSpaceList, mac,
+                                         *pdcch_ConfigCommon->ra_SearchSpace) :
+                 NULL;
+    mac->paging_SS = pdcch_ConfigCommon->pagingSearchSpace ?
+                     get_common_search_space(pdcch_ConfigCommon->commonSearchSpaceList, mac,
+                                             *pdcch_ConfigCommon->pagingSearchSpace) :
+                     NULL;
+  }
+}
+
 
 void configure_ss_coreset(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
                           NR_ServingCellConfig_t *scd,
-                          NR_BWP_Id_t dl_bwp_id) {
-
+                          NR_BWP_Id_t dl_bwp_id)
+{
   NR_BWP_DownlinkCommon_t *bwp_Common = get_bwp_downlink_common(mac, dl_bwp_id);
   AssertFatal(bwp_Common != NULL, "bwp_Common is null\n");
 
@@ -564,6 +601,8 @@ void configure_current_BWP(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
       UL_BWP->pucch_ConfigCommon = bwp_ulcommon->pucch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup;
     if (bwp_ulcommon->rach_ConfigCommon)
       UL_BWP->rach_ConfigCommon = bwp_ulcommon->rach_ConfigCommon->choice.setup;
+    if (bwp_dlcommon->pdcch_ConfigCommon)
+      configure_common_ss(mac, bwp_dlcommon->pdcch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup);
   }
 
   if(cell_group_config) {
@@ -609,11 +648,15 @@ void configure_current_BWP(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac,
         dl_genericParameters = bwp_downlink->bwp_Common->genericParameters;
         DL_BWP->pdsch_Config = bwp_downlink->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup;
         DL_BWP->tdaList_Common = bwp_downlink->bwp_Common->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList;
+        if (bwp_downlink->bwp_Common->pdcch_ConfigCommon)
+          configure_common_ss(mac, bwp_downlink->bwp_Common->pdcch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup);
       }
       else {
         dl_genericParameters = bwp_dlcommon->genericParameters;
         DL_BWP->pdsch_Config = spCellConfigDedicated->initialDownlinkBWP->pdsch_Config->choice.setup;
         DL_BWP->tdaList_Common = bwp_dlcommon->pdsch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->pdsch_TimeDomainAllocationList;
+        if (bwp_dlcommon->pdcch_ConfigCommon)
+          configure_common_ss(mac, bwp_dlcommon->pdcch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup);
       }
 
       UL_BWP->msg3_DeltaPreamble = bwp_ulcommon->pusch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->msg3_DeltaPreamble;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
index 14ff5d886e..b9c0f9eab0 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/mac_defs.h
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ typedef struct {
   /// BeamfailurerecoveryConfig
   NR_BeamFailureRecoveryConfig_t RA_BeamFailureRecoveryConfig;
 
-  /// RA SearchSpace
-  NR_SearchSpace_t *ss;
-
   NR_PRACH_RESOURCES_t prach_resources;
 } RA_config_t;
 
@@ -414,6 +411,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
   NR_ControlResourceSet_t *coreset[MAX_NUM_BWP_UE][FAPI_NR_MAX_CORESET_PER_BWP];
   NR_SearchSpace_t *SSpace[MAX_NUM_BWP_UE][FAPI_NR_MAX_SS];
+  NR_SearchSpace_t *otherSI_SS;
+  NR_SearchSpace_t *ra_SS;
+  NR_SearchSpace_t *paging_SS;
 
   bool phy_config_request_sent;
   frame_type_t frame_type;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
index 155ea5cc19..130b46143b 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ra_procedures.c
@@ -85,22 +85,6 @@ void init_RA(module_id_t mod_id,
   prach_resources->POWER_OFFSET_2STEP_RA = 0;
   prach_resources->RA_SCALING_FACTOR_BI = 1;
 
-  NR_BWP_Id_t dl_bwp_id = mac->current_DL_BWP.bwp_id;
-  NR_BWP_DownlinkCommon_t *bwp_Common = get_bwp_downlink_common(mac, dl_bwp_id);
-  AssertFatal(bwp_Common != NULL, "bwp_Common is null\n");
-  NR_SetupRelease_PDCCH_ConfigCommon_t *pdcch_ConfigCommon = bwp_Common->pdcch_ConfigCommon;
-  NR_SearchSpaceId_t *ss_id = pdcch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->ra_SearchSpace;
-  struct NR_PDCCH_ConfigCommon__commonSearchSpaceList *commonSearchSpaceList = pdcch_ConfigCommon->choice.setup->commonSearchSpaceList;
-
-  AssertFatal(ss_id, "Didn't find ra-SearchSpace\n");
-  AssertFatal(commonSearchSpaceList->list.count > 0, "common SearchSpace list has 0 elements\n");
-  // Common searchspace list
-  for (int i = 0; i < commonSearchSpaceList->list.count; i++) {
-    NR_SearchSpace_t *ss = commonSearchSpaceList->list.array[i];
-    if (ss->searchSpaceId == *ss_id)
-      ra->ss = ss;
-  }
-
   if (rach_ConfigDedicated) {
     if (rach_ConfigDedicated->cfra){
       LOG_I(MAC, "Initialization of 2-step contention-free random access procedure\n");
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
index 333bb21725..6d5739d647 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_dci_configuration.c
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ void config_dci_pdu(NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *mac, fapi_nr_dl_config_dci_dl_pdu_rel15_t
   NR_ControlResourceSet_t *coreset;
   if(ss_id>=0) {
     if (rnti_type == NR_RNTI_TC || rnti_type == NR_RNTI_RA) {
-      ss = mac->ra.ss;
-      AssertFatal(mac->ra.ss->searchSpaceId == ss_id,"Search Space id %d does not correspond to the one in ra->ss %ld for RA procedures\n",
-                  ss_id,mac->ra.ss->searchSpaceId);
+      ss = mac->ra_SS;
+      AssertFatal(mac->ra_SS->searchSpaceId == ss_id,
+                  "Search Space id %d does not correspond to the one in ra_ss %ld for RA procedures\n",
+                  ss_id, mac->ra_SS->searchSpaceId);
     }
     else
       ss = mac->SSpace[dl_bwp_id][ss_id-1];
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
index 7326d187a4..4fe0492854 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_procedures.c
@@ -4119,7 +4119,7 @@ int nr_ue_process_rar(nr_downlink_indication_t *dl_info, int pdu_id)
 
     // Schedule Msg3
     NR_UE_UL_BWP_t *current_UL_BWP = &mac->current_UL_BWP;
-    NR_tda_info_t tda_info = get_ul_tda_info(current_UL_BWP, *ra->ss->controlResourceSetId, ra->ss->searchSpaceType->present, NR_RNTI_RA, rar_grant.Msg3_t_alloc);
+    NR_tda_info_t tda_info = get_ul_tda_info(current_UL_BWP, *mac->ra_SS->controlResourceSetId, mac->ra_SS->searchSpaceType->present, NR_RNTI_RA, rar_grant.Msg3_t_alloc);
     if (tda_info.nrOfSymbols == 0) {
       LOG_E(MAC, "Cannot schedule Msg3. Something wrong in TDA information\n");
       return -1;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
index a8535e185b..b428996110 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/nr_ue_scheduler.c
@@ -983,8 +983,8 @@ void nr_ue_dl_scheduler(nr_downlink_indication_t *dl_info)
       rel15->dci_format_options[0] = NR_DL_DCI_FORMAT_1_0;
       if (mac->ra.ra_state == WAIT_CONTENTION_RESOLUTION)
         rel15->dci_format_options[1] = NR_UL_DCI_FORMAT_0_0; // msg3 retransmission
-      config_dci_pdu(mac, rel15, dl_config, mac->ra.ra_state == WAIT_RAR ? NR_RNTI_RA : NR_RNTI_TC , mac->ra.ss->searchSpaceId);
-      fill_dci_search_candidates(mac->ra.ss, rel15, -1 , -1);
+      config_dci_pdu(mac, rel15, dl_config, mac->ra.ra_state == WAIT_RAR ? NR_RNTI_RA : NR_RNTI_TC , mac->ra_SS->searchSpaceId);
+      fill_dci_search_candidates(mac->ra_SS, rel15, -1 , -1);
       dl_config->number_pdus = 1;
       LOG_D(MAC,"mac->cg %p: Calling fill_scheduled_response rnti %x, type0_pdcch, num_pdus %d\n",mac->cg,rel15->rnti,dl_config->number_pdus);
       fill_scheduled_response(&scheduled_response, dl_config, NULL, NULL, mod_id, cc_id, rx_frame, rx_slot, dl_info->phy_data);