diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c
index d405e86263..0e186a3bc3 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c
@@ -826,8 +826,7 @@ void nr_pdcch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
   unsigned short coreset_start_subcarrier = first_carrier_offset+(BWPStart + coreset_start_rb)*12;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PDCCH
-  printf("PDCCH Channel Estimation : gNB_id %d ch_offset %d, OFDM size %d, Ncp=%d, slot=%d, symbol %d\n",
-         gNB_id,
+  printf("PDCCH Channel Estimation : ch_offset %d, OFDM size %d, Ncp=%d, slot=%d, symbol %d\n",
          ch_offset,
          ue->frame_parms.ofdm_symbol_size,
          ue->frame_parms.Ncp,
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
index 5345d010f4..e52b5bed2e 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
@@ -977,7 +977,9 @@ int pbch_pdcch_processing(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, const UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t *proc, nr_
   VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME(VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_UE_SLOT_FEP_PDCCH, VCD_FUNCTION_IN);
 
   uint8_t nb_symb_pdcch = phy_pdcch_config->nb_search_space > 0 ? phy_pdcch_config->pdcch_config[0].coreset.duration : 0;
-  for (uint16_t l=0; l<nb_symb_pdcch; l++) {
+  int first_symb_pdcch = phy_pdcch_config->nb_search_space > 0 ? phy_pdcch_config->pdcch_config[0].coreset.StartSymbolIndex : 0;
+  int last_symb_pdcch = first_symb_pdcch + nb_symb_pdcch;
+  for (int l = first_symb_pdcch; l < last_symb_pdcch; l++) {
     nr_slot_fep(ue, fp, proc->nr_slot_rx, l, rxdataF, link_type_dl, 0, ue->common_vars.rxdata);
   }
 
@@ -987,10 +989,8 @@ int pbch_pdcch_processing(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, const UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t *proc, nr_
 
   uint8_t dci_cnt = 0;
   for(int n_ss = 0; n_ss<phy_pdcch_config->nb_search_space; n_ss++) {
-    for (uint16_t l=0; l<nb_symb_pdcch; l++) {
-
+    for (int l = first_symb_pdcch; l < last_symb_pdcch; l++) {
       // note: this only works if RBs for PDCCH are contigous!
-
       nr_pdcch_channel_estimation(ue,
                                   proc,
                                   l,
@@ -1000,7 +1000,6 @@ int pbch_pdcch_processing(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue, const UE_nr_rxtx_proc_t *proc, nr_
                                   pdcch_est_size,
                                   pdcch_dl_ch_estimates,
                                   rxdataF);
-
     }
     dci_cnt = dci_cnt + nr_ue_pdcch_procedures(ue, proc, pdcch_est_size, pdcch_dl_ch_estimates, phy_data, n_ss, rxdataF);
   }