diff --git a/executables/nr-ru.c b/executables/nr-ru.c
index 5a4002e609..dd31088ff8 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ru.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ru.c
@@ -621,7 +621,6 @@ static void rx_rf(RU_t *ru, int *frame, int *slot)
                                      rxp,
                                      samples_per_slot,
                                      ru->nb_rx);
-    gNBscopeCopy(ru, gNbTimeDomainSamples, rxp[0], sizeof(c16_t), 1, samples_per_slot, 0);
   }
 
   VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME( VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_TRX_READ, 0 );
@@ -692,6 +691,11 @@ static void rx_rf(RU_t *ru, int *frame, int *slot)
     *slot  = proc->tti_rx;
   }
 
+  if (!emulate_rf) {
+    metadata mt = {.slot = *slot, .frame = *frame};
+    gNBscopeCopyWithMetadata(ru, gNbTimeDomainSamples, rxp[0], sizeof(c16_t), 1, samples_per_slot, 0, &mt);
+  }
+
   VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_VARIABLE_BY_NAME( VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_VARIABLES_TRX_TS, (proc->timestamp_rx+ru->ts_offset)&0xffffffff );
 
   if (rxs != samples_per_slot) {