diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
index 75057ab8dc..eca4449fd7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_decoding.c
@@ -353,6 +353,14 @@ uint32_t nr_ulsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *phy_vars_gNB,
     // This is a new packet, so compute quantities regarding segmentation
     harq_process->B = A+24;
 
+    if (R<1024)
+      Coderate = (float) R /(float) 1024;
+    else
+      Coderate = (float) R /(float) 2048;
+
+    if ((A <=292) || ((A<=3824) && (Coderate <= 0.6667)) || Coderate <= 0.25){
+      p_decParams->BG = 2;
+
     // [hna] Perform nr_segmenation with input and output set to NULL to calculate only (B, C, K, Z, F)
     nr_segmentation(NULL,
                     NULL,
@@ -372,13 +380,6 @@ uint32_t nr_ulsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_gNB *phy_vars_gNB,
 
   p_decParams->Z = harq_process->Z;
 
-  if (R<1024)
-    Coderate = (float) R /(float) 1024;
-  else
-    Coderate = (float) R /(float) 2048;
-
-  if ((A <=292) || ((A<=3824) && (Coderate <= 0.6667)) || Coderate <= 0.25){
-    p_decParams->BG = 2;
     if (Coderate < 0.3333) {
       p_decParams->R = 15;
       kc = 52;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c
index ff161e241c..c6d01b5bd4 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch_coding.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ int nr_ulsch_encoding(NR_UE_ULSCH_t *ulsch,
   uint32_t Tbslbrm; 
   uint8_t nb_re_dmrs; 
   uint16_t length_dmrs;
+  uint16_t R;
   float Coderate;
 
 ///////////
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ int nr_ulsch_encoding(NR_UE_ULSCH_t *ulsch,
   A = harq_process->TBS;
   pz = &Z;
   mod_order = nr_get_Qm_ul(harq_process->mcs,0);
+  R = nr_get_code_rate_ul(harq_process->mcs, 0);
   Kr=0;
   r_offset=0;
   BG = 1;
@@ -284,7 +286,10 @@ int nr_ulsch_encoding(NR_UE_ULSCH_t *ulsch,
 ///////////////////////// b---->| block segmentation |---->c /////////////////////////
 ///////////
 
-    Coderate = (float) A /(float) G;
+    if (R<1024)
+      Coderate = (float) R /(float) 1024;
+    else
+      Coderate = (float) R /(float) 2048;
 
     if ((A <=292) || ((A<=3824) && (Coderate <= 0.6667)) || Coderate <= 0.25){
       BG = 2;