diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/harq_nr.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/harq_nr.c
index 3065abfdbb..7bc1f3053b 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/harq_nr.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/harq_nr.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ void downlink_harq_process(NR_DL_UE_HARQ_t *dl_harq, int harq_pid, int ndi, int
         break;
       case 1:
         dl_harq->round = 2;
+        dl_harq->first_rx = 0;
         if (dl_harq->DCINdi != ndi) {
           LOG_E(PHY,"Missed previous DCI detections. NDI toggled but rv %d does not correspond to first reception\n",rv);
           dl_harq->status = ACTIVE;
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ void downlink_harq_process(NR_DL_UE_HARQ_t *dl_harq, int harq_pid, int ndi, int
         break;
       case 2:
         dl_harq->round = 1;
+        dl_harq->first_rx = 0;
         if (dl_harq->DCINdi != ndi) {
           LOG_E(PHY,"Missed previous DCI detections. NDI toggled but rv %d does not correspond to first reception\n",rv);
           dl_harq->status = ACTIVE;
@@ -373,6 +375,7 @@ void downlink_harq_process(NR_DL_UE_HARQ_t *dl_harq, int harq_pid, int ndi, int
         break;
       case 3:
         dl_harq->round = 3;
+        dl_harq->first_rx = 0;
         if (dl_harq->DCINdi != ndi) {
           LOG_E(PHY,"Missed previous DCI detections. NDI toggled but rv %d does not correspond to first reception\n",rv);
           dl_harq->status = ACTIVE;
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
index f082c40fb8..7137dab2f9 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/NR_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -1005,9 +1005,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       UE_harq_process->ack = 0;
       round = 0;
       UE_harq_process->round = round;
-      UE_harq_process->first_tx = 1;
+      UE_harq_process->first_rx = 1;
         
       while ((round<num_rounds) && (UE_harq_process->ack==0)) {
+
         memset(RC.nrmac[0]->cce_list[1][0],0,MAX_NUM_CCE*sizeof(int));
         memset(RC.nrmac[0]->cce_list[1][1],0,MAX_NUM_CCE*sizeof(int));
         clear_nr_nfapi_information(RC.nrmac[0], 0, frame, slot);