diff --git a/executables/nr-gnb.c b/executables/nr-gnb.c
index cd1bfd14b6..596690f5ae 100644
--- a/executables/nr-gnb.c
+++ b/executables/nr-gnb.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,11 @@ void init_gNB(int single_thread_flag,int wait_for_sync) {
 
   for (inst=0; inst<RC.nb_nr_L1_inst; inst++) {
 
-    LOG_I(PHY,"[lte-softmodem.c] gNB structure RC.gNB[%d] allocated @ %p\n",inst,RC.gNB[inst]);
+    if (RC.gNB[inst] == NULL) {
+      RC.gNB[inst] = (PHY_VARS_gNB *) malloc(sizeof(PHY_VARS_gNB));
+      memset((void*)RC.gNB[inst],0,sizeof(PHY_VARS_gNB));
+    }
+    LOG_I(PHY,"[nr-gnb.c] gNB structure RC.gNB[%d] allocated @ %p\n",inst,RC.gNB[inst]);
     gNB                     = RC.gNB[inst];
     gNB->abstraction_flag   = 0;
     gNB->single_thread_flag = single_thread_flag;
@@ -1067,7 +1071,7 @@ void init_gNB(int single_thread_flag,int wait_for_sync) {
   }
   
 
-  LOG_I(PHY,"[nr-softmodem.c] gNB structure allocated\n");
+  LOG_I(PHY,"[nr-gnb.c] gNB structure allocated\n");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
index 5d1b08bcf6..4d7a17f117 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_COMMON/nr_mac_common.c
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ uint8_t get_L_ptrs(uint8_t mcs1, uint8_t mcs2, uint8_t mcs3, uint8_t I_mcs, uint
     mcs4 = 28;
 
   if (I_mcs < mcs1) {
-    LOG_I(PHY, "PUSH PT-RS is not present.\n");
+    LOG_D(PHY, "PUSH PT-RS is not present.\n");
     return -1;
   } else if (I_mcs >= mcs1 && I_mcs < mcs2)
     return 2;
@@ -2372,7 +2372,7 @@ uint8_t get_L_ptrs(uint8_t mcs1, uint8_t mcs2, uint8_t mcs3, uint8_t I_mcs, uint
 uint8_t get_K_ptrs(uint16_t nrb0, uint16_t nrb1, uint16_t N_RB) {
 
   if (N_RB < nrb0) {
-    LOG_I(PHY,"PUSH PT-RS is not present.\n");
+    LOG_D(PHY,"PUSH PT-RS is not present.\n");
     return -1;
   } else if (N_RB >= nrb0 && N_RB < nrb1)
     return 2;