diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch.h b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch.h
index 992ea51076..de9b5f48c3 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_TRANSPORT/nr_ulsch.h
@@ -92,5 +92,3 @@ int16_t find_nr_ulsch(uint16_t rnti, PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,find_type_t type);
 void dump_pusch_stats(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB);
 
 void clear_pusch_stats(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB);
-
-int nr_postDecode(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req, bool do_fill_ind);
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
index 8ad2d23aae..5853b2d1dc 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void phy_procedures_gNB_TX(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB,
 
 */
 
-int nr_postDecode(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req, bool do_fill_ind) {
+void nr_postDecode(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req) {
   ldpcDecode_t *rdata = (ldpcDecode_t*) NotifiedFifoData(req);
   NR_UL_gNB_HARQ_t *ulsch_harq = rdata->ulsch_harq;
   NR_gNB_ULSCH_t *ulsch = rdata->ulsch;
@@ -241,14 +241,12 @@ int nr_postDecode(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req, bool do_fill_ind)
       AssertFatal(ulsch_harq->processedSegments+nb == rdata->nbSegments,"processed: %d, aborted: %d, total %d\n",
 		  ulsch_harq->processedSegments, nb, rdata->nbSegments);
       ulsch_harq->processedSegments=rdata->nbSegments;
-      if (!do_fill_ind) return 1;
     }
   }
 
   // if all segments are done 
   if (rdata->nbSegments == ulsch_harq->processedSegments) {
     if (decodeSuccess) {
-      if (!do_fill_ind) return 0;
       LOG_D(PHY,"[gNB %d] ULSCH: Setting ACK for nr_tti_rx %d TBS %d\n",
             gNB->Mod_id,ulsch_harq->slot,ulsch_harq->TBS);
       ulsch_harq->status = SCH_IDLE;
@@ -258,7 +256,6 @@ int nr_postDecode(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req, bool do_fill_ind)
       LOG_D(PHY, "ULSCH received ok \n");
       nr_fill_indication(gNB,ulsch_harq->frame, ulsch_harq->slot, rdata->ulsch_id, rdata->harq_pid, 0);
     } else {
-      if (!do_fill_ind) return 1;
       LOG_D(PHY,"[gNB %d] ULSCH: Setting NAK for SFN/SF %d/%d (pid %d, status %d, round %d, TBS %d) r %d\n",
             gNB->Mod_id, ulsch_harq->frame, ulsch_harq->slot,
             rdata->harq_pid,ulsch_harq->status, ulsch_harq->round,ulsch_harq->TBS,r);
@@ -348,7 +345,7 @@ void nr_ulsch_procedures(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, int frame_rx, int slot_rx, int ULSCH
 
   while (gNB->nbDecode > 0) {
     notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req=pullTpool(gNB->respDecode, gNB->threadPool);
-    nr_postDecode(gNB, req, 1);
+    nr_postDecode(gNB, req);
     delNotifiedFIFO_elt(req);
   }
   stop_meas(&gNB->ulsch_decoding_stats);
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulschsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulschsim.c
index ed65c18d9e..db18b1ebb7 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulschsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/ulschsim.c
@@ -68,6 +68,43 @@ PHY_VARS_NR_UE *PHY_vars_UE_g[1][1] = { { NULL } };
 uint16_t n_rnti = 0x1234;
 openair0_config_t openair0_cfg[MAX_CARDS];
 
+int nr_postDecode_sim(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req) {
+  ldpcDecode_t *rdata = (ldpcDecode_t*) NotifiedFifoData(req);
+  NR_UL_gNB_HARQ_t *ulsch_harq = rdata->ulsch_harq;
+  NR_gNB_ULSCH_t *ulsch = rdata->ulsch;
+  int r = rdata->segment_r;
+
+  bool decodeSuccess = (rdata->decodeIterations <= rdata->decoderParms.numMaxIter);
+  ulsch_harq->processedSegments++;
+  gNB->nbDecode--;
+
+  if (decodeSuccess) {
+    memcpy(ulsch_harq->b+rdata->offset,
+           ulsch_harq->c[r],
+           rdata->Kr_bytes- - (ulsch_harq->F>>3) -((ulsch_harq->C>1)?3:0));
+  } else {
+    if ( rdata->nbSegments != ulsch_harq->processedSegments ) {
+      int nb=abortTpool(gNB->threadPool, req->key);
+      nb+=abortNotifiedFIFO(gNB->respDecode, req->key);
+      gNB->nbDecode-=nb;
+      AssertFatal(ulsch_harq->processedSegments+nb == rdata->nbSegments,"processed: %d, aborted: %d, total %d\n",
+      ulsch_harq->processedSegments, nb, rdata->nbSegments);
+      ulsch_harq->processedSegments=rdata->nbSegments;
+      return 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // if all segments are done 
+  if (rdata->nbSegments == ulsch_harq->processedSegments) {
+    if (decodeSuccess) {
+      return 0;
+    } else {
+      return 1;
+      }
+
+    }
+    ulsch->last_iteration_cnt = rdata->decodeIterations;
+}
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   char c;
@@ -541,7 +578,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                               frame, subframe, harq_pid, G);
       while (gNB->nbDecode > 0) {
         notifiedFIFO_elt_t *req=pullTpool(gNB->respDecode, gNB->threadPool);
-        ret = nr_postDecode(gNB, req, 0);
+        ret = nr_postDecode_sim(gNB, req);
         delNotifiedFIFO_elt(req);
       }