diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c
index 33743104d2..5038f9acf8 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR/fapi_nr_l1.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ void nr_schedule_response(NR_Sched_Rsp_t *Sched_INFO){
 
       case NFAPI_NR_DL_TTI_PDCCH_PDU_TYPE:
 	AssertFatal(pdcch_received == 0, "pdcch_received is not 0, we can only handle one PDCCH PDU per slot\n");
+        LOG_I(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_DL_TTI_PDCCH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,DL_req->SFN,DL_req->Slot);
         handle_nfapi_nr_pdcch_pdu(gNB,
 				  frame, slot,
 				  &dl_tti_pdu->pdcch_pdu);
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ void nr_schedule_response(NR_Sched_Rsp_t *Sched_INFO){
       case NFAPI_NR_DL_TTI_PDSCH_PDU_TYPE:
 
       {
+        LOG_I(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_DL_TTI_PDSCH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,DL_req->SFN,DL_req->Slot);
         nfapi_nr_dl_tti_pdsch_pdu_rel15_t *pdsch_pdu_rel15 = &dl_tti_pdu->pdsch_pdu.pdsch_pdu_rel15;
         uint16_t pduIndex = pdsch_pdu_rel15->pduIndex;
 	AssertFatal(TX_req->pdu_list[pduIndex].num_TLV == 1, "TX_req->pdu_list[%d].num_TLV %d != 1\n",
@@ -205,21 +207,19 @@ void nr_schedule_response(NR_Sched_Rsp_t *Sched_INFO){
   for (int i = 0; i < number_ul_tti_pdu; i++) {
     switch (UL_tti_req->pdus_list[i].pdu_type) {
       case NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PUSCH_PDU_TYPE:
-        LOG_D(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PUSCH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot);
+        LOG_I(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_UL_TTI_PUSCH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot);
         nr_fill_ulsch(gNB,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot,&UL_tti_req->pdus_list[i].pusch_pdu);
         break;
       case NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PUCCH_PDU_TYPE:
-	LOG_D(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PUCCH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot);
+	LOG_D(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_UL_TTI_PUCCH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot);
 	//        handle_nfapi_nr_pucch_pdu(gNB,frame,slot,UL_tti_req->pdus_list[i].pucch_pdu);
         break;
       case NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PRACH_PDU_TYPE:
-	LOG_D(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PRACH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot);
+	LOG_I(PHY,"frame %d, slot %d, Got NFAPI_NR_UL_TTI_PRACH_PDU_TYPE for %d.%d\n",frame,slot,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot);
         nfapi_nr_prach_pdu_t *prach_pdu = &UL_tti_req->pdus_list[i].prach_pdu;
         nr_fill_prach(gNB,UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot,prach_pdu);
 	nr_fill_prach_ru(gNB->RU_list[0],UL_tti_req->SFN,UL_tti_req->Slot,prach_pdu);
         break;
     }
   }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
index 4e5004f8b1..798de7da76 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR/phy_procedures_nr_gNB.c
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ void phy_procedures_gNB_uespec_RX(PHY_VARS_gNB *gNB, int frame_rx, int slot_rx)
 	    (ulsch_harq->slot == slot_rx) &&
 	    (ulsch_harq->handled == 0)){
 
-
 	  uint8_t symbol_start = ulsch_harq->ulsch_pdu.ulsch_pdu_rel15.start_symbol;
 	  uint8_t symbol_end = symbol_start + ulsch_harq->ulsch_pdu.ulsch_pdu_rel15.number_symbols;
       
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
index 3a7648149f..163c4f2c52 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
@@ -387,8 +387,12 @@ void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP,
 
   if (is_nr_UL_slot(cc->ServingCellConfigCommon,slot_rxP)) { 
 
+
+
     schedule_nr_prach(module_idP, (frame_rxP+1)&1023, slot_rxP);
 
+    nr_schedule_reception_msg3(module_idP, 0, frame_rxP, slot_rxP);
+
     if (phy_test && slot_rxP==8){
       //nr_schedule_uss_ulsch_phytest(module_idP, frame_rxP, slot_rxP);
     }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
index 4c962cb50f..e8f01b8f71 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_RA.c
@@ -389,8 +389,25 @@ void nr_get_Msg3alloc(NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *scc,
   ra->msg3_first_rb = 0;
 }
 
-// WIP
-// todo: fix
+
+void nr_schedule_reception_msg3(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t slotP){
+  gNB_MAC_INST                                *mac = RC.nrmac[module_idP];
+  nfapi_nr_ul_tti_request_t                   *ul_req = &mac->UL_tti_req[0];
+  NR_COMMON_channels_t                        *cc = &mac->common_channels[CC_id];
+  NR_RA_t                                     *ra = &cc->ra[0];
+
+  if (ra->state == WAIT_Msg3) {
+    if ((frameP == ra->Msg3_frame) && (slotP == ra->Msg3_slot) ){
+      ul_req->SFN = ra->Msg3_frame;
+      ul_req->Slot = ra->Msg3_slot;
+      ul_req->pdus_list[ul_req->n_pdus].pdu_type = NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PUSCH_PDU_TYPE;
+      ul_req->pdus_list[ul_req->n_pdus].pdu_size = sizeof(nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t);
+      ul_req->pdus_list[ul_req->n_pdus].pusch_pdu = ra->pusch_pdu;
+      ul_req->n_pdus+=1;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void nr_add_msg3(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t slotP){
 
   gNB_MAC_INST                                   *mac = RC.nrmac[module_idP];
@@ -398,20 +415,15 @@ void nr_add_msg3(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t
   NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t                   *scc = cc->ServingCellConfigCommon;
   NR_RA_t                                         *ra = &cc->ra[0];
   NR_UE_list_t                               *UE_list = &mac->UE_list;
-  nfapi_nr_ul_tti_request_t                   *ul_req = &mac->UL_tti_req[0];
-
   int UE_id = 0;
 
   AssertFatal(ra->state != RA_IDLE, "RA is not active for RA %X\n", ra->rnti);
 
   LOG_D(MAC, "[gNB %d][RAPROC] Frame %d, Subframe %d : CC_id %d RA is active, Msg3 in (%d,%d)\n", module_idP, frameP, slotP, CC_id, ra->Msg3_frame, ra->Msg3_slot);
-  ul_req->SFN = ra->Msg3_frame;
-  ul_req->Slot = ra->Msg3_slot;
-  ul_req->pdus_list[ul_req->n_pdus].pdu_type = NFAPI_NR_UL_CONFIG_PUSCH_PDU_TYPE;
-  ul_req->pdus_list[ul_req->n_pdus].pdu_size = sizeof(nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t);
-  nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t  *pusch_pdu = &ul_req->pdus_list[ul_req->n_pdus].pusch_pdu;
+
+  nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t  *pusch_pdu = &ra->pusch_pdu;
   memset(pusch_pdu, 0, sizeof(nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t));
-  ul_req->n_pdus+=1;
+
 
   AssertFatal(UE_list->active[UE_id] >=0,"Cannot find UE_id %d is not active\n", UE_id);
 
@@ -773,7 +785,6 @@ void nr_fill_rar(uint8_t Mod_idP,
 
   // UL grant
 
-  ra->msg3_mcs = pusch_pdu->mcs_index;
   ra->msg3_TPC = tpc_command;
 
   bwp_size = pusch_pdu->bwp_size;
@@ -793,7 +804,7 @@ void nr_fill_rar(uint8_t Mod_idP,
     f_alloc = (prb_alloc&truncation);
   }
 
-  ul_grant = csi_req | (tpc_command << 1) | (ra->msg3_mcs << 4) | (ra->Msg3_tda_id << 8) | (f_alloc << 12) | (pusch_pdu->frequency_hopping << 26);
+  ul_grant = csi_req | (tpc_command << 1) | (pusch_pdu->mcs_index << 4) | (ra->Msg3_tda_id << 8) | (f_alloc << 12) | (pusch_pdu->frequency_hopping << 26);
 
   rar->UL_GRANT_1 = (uint8_t) (ul_grant >> 24) & 0x07;
   rar->UL_GRANT_2 = (uint8_t) (ul_grant >> 16) & 0xff;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
index c7921de0ad..48a120abef 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ void nr_generate_Msg2(module_id_t module_idP,
                       frame_t frameP,
                       sub_frame_t slotP);
 
+void nr_schedule_reception_msg3(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t slotP);
+
 int find_aggregation_level (NR_SearchSpace_t *ss);
 
 void find_monitoring_periodicity_offset_common(NR_SearchSpace_t *ss,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
index b874f490ec..a2cfe04173 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_mac_gNB.h
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t msg3_first_rb;
   /// Msg3 number of RB
   uint8_t msg3_nb_rb;
-  /// Msg3 MCS
-  uint8_t msg3_mcs;
   /// Msg3 TPC command
   uint8_t msg3_TPC;
   /// Msg3 ULdelay command
@@ -135,6 +133,8 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t msg3_cqireq;
   /// Round of Msg3 HARQ
   uint8_t msg3_round;
+  /// Msg3 pusch pdu
+  nfapi_nr_pusch_pdu_t pusch_pdu;
   /// TBS used for Msg4
   int msg4_TBsize;
   /// MCS used for Msg4