diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
index 1bd7f3eb72..6fbac36caa 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_uci.c
@@ -281,7 +281,10 @@ void nr_csi_meas_reporting(int Mod_idP,frame_t frame, slot_t slot)
 
       const int pucch_index = get_pucch_index(sched_frame, sched_slot, &nrmac->frame_structure, sched_ctrl->sched_pucch_size);
       NR_sched_pucch_t *curr_pucch = &sched_ctrl->sched_pucch[pucch_index];
-      AssertFatal(curr_pucch->active == false, "CSI structure is scheduled in advance. It should be free!\n");
+      if (curr_pucch->active) {
+        LOG_E(NR_MAC, "CSI structure is scheduled in advance. It should be free!\n");
+        memset(curr_pucch, 0, sizeof(*curr_pucch));
+      }
       curr_pucch->r_pucch = -1;
       curr_pucch->frame = sched_frame;
       curr_pucch->ul_slot = sched_slot;