diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
index cdfdfe8e30..c333145b5f 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
@@ -793,10 +793,14 @@ int phy_procedures_gNB_uespec_RX(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, int frame_rx, int slot_rx) {
                    dB_fixed_x10(gNB->pusch_vars[ULSCH_id]->ulsch_power_tot),
                    dB_fixed_x10(gNB->pusch_vars[ULSCH_id]->ulsch_noise_power_tot),gNB->pusch_thres);
              gNB->pusch_vars[ULSCH_id]->ulsch_power_tot = gNB->pusch_vars[ULSCH_id]->ulsch_noise_power_tot;
-             nr_fill_indication(gNB,frame_rx, slot_rx, ULSCH_id, harq_pid, 1,1);
              gNB->pusch_vars[ULSCH_id]->DTX=1;
              if (stats) stats->DTX++;
-             return 1;
+             if (!get_softmodem_params()->phy_test) {
+               /* in case of phy_test mode, we still want to decode to measure execution time. 
+                  Therefore, we don't yet call nr_fill_indication, it will be called later */
+               nr_fill_indication(gNB,frame_rx, slot_rx, ULSCH_id, harq_pid, 1,1);
+               return 1;
+             }
           } else {
             LOG_D(PHY, "PUSCH detected in %d.%d (%d,%d,%d)\n",frame_rx,slot_rx,
                   dB_fixed_x10(gNB->pusch_vars[ULSCH_id]->ulsch_power_tot),