diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/rlc_v2/rlc_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/rlc_v2/rlc_oai_api.c
index d543a07ade..e25c8ef00b 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/rlc_v2/rlc_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/rlc_v2/rlc_oai_api.c
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ void rlc_util_print_hex_octets(comp_name_t componentP, unsigned char *dataP, con
 {
 }
 
+#include "common/ran_context.h"
+extern RAN_CONTEXT_t RC;
+
 static void deliver_sdu(void *_ue, rlc_entity_t *entity, char *buf, int size)
 {
   rlc_ue_t *ue = _ue;
@@ -399,9 +402,23 @@ rb_found:
     T(T_ENB_RLC_UL,
       T_INT(0 /*ctxt_pP->module_id*/),
       T_INT(ue->rnti), T_INT(rb_id), T_INT(size));
+
+    const ngran_node_t type = RC.rrc[0 /*ctxt_pP->module_id*/]->node_type;
+    AssertFatal(type != ngran_eNB_CU && type != ngran_ng_eNB_CU && type != ngran_gNB_CU,
+                "Can't be CU, bad node type %d\n", type);
+
+    if (NODE_IS_DU(type) && is_srb == 1) {
+      MessageDef *msg = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_RLC_ENB, F1AP_UL_RRC_MESSAGE);
+      F1AP_UL_RRC_MESSAGE(msg).rnti = ue->rnti;
+      F1AP_UL_RRC_MESSAGE(msg).srb_id = rb_id;
+      F1AP_UL_RRC_MESSAGE(msg).rrc_container = (unsigned char *)buf;
+      F1AP_UL_RRC_MESSAGE(msg).rrc_container_length = size;
+      itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_DU_F1, ENB_MODULE_ID_TO_INSTANCE(0 /*ctxt_pP->module_id*/), msg);
+      return;
+    }
   }
 
-  if (!pdcp_data_ind(&ctx, is_srb, 0, rb_id, size, memblock)) {
+  if (!get_pdcp_data_ind_func()(&ctx, is_srb, 0, rb_id, size, memblock, NULL, NULL)) {
     LOG_E(RLC, "%s:%d:%s: ERROR: pdcp_data_ind failed\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
     /* what to do in case of failure? for the moment: nothing */
   }
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
index 7dd3b19872..378eaf4821 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
@@ -3533,16 +3533,18 @@ void rrc_eNB_generate_defaultRRCConnectionReconfiguration(const protocol_ctxt_t
                           , NULL);
 
   /* Refresh SRBs/DRBs */
-  rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
-                          *SRB_configList2, // NULL,
-                          *DRB_configList,
-                          NULL
+  if (!NODE_IS_CU(RC.rrc[ctxt_pP->module_id]->node_type)) {
+    rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
+                            *SRB_configList2, // NULL,
+                            *DRB_configList,
+                            NULL
 #if (LTE_RRC_VERSION >= MAKE_VERSION(9, 0, 0))
-                          , (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL,
-                          0,
-                          0
+                            , (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL,
+                            0,
+                            0
 #endif
-                          );
+                            );
+  }
 
   free(Sparams);
   Sparams = NULL;
@@ -6077,16 +6079,18 @@ rrc_eNB_generate_HO_RRCConnectionReconfiguration(const protocol_ctxt_t *const ct
                           , NULL);
 
   /* Refresh SRBs/DRBs */
-  rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
-                          *SRB_configList2, // NULL,
-                          *DRB_configList,
-                          NULL
+  if (!NODE_IS_CU(RC.rrc[ctxt_pP->module_id]->node_type)) {
+    rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
+                            *SRB_configList2, // NULL,
+                            *DRB_configList,
+                            NULL
 #if (LTE_RRC_VERSION >= MAKE_VERSION(9, 0, 0))
-                          , (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL,
-                          0,
-                          0
+                            , (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL,
+                            0,
+                            0
 #endif
-                          );
+                            );
+  }
 
   free(quantityConfig->quantityConfigEUTRA->filterCoefficientRSRQ);
   quantityConfig->quantityConfigEUTRA->filterCoefficientRSRQ = NULL;
@@ -6131,12 +6135,14 @@ rrc_eNB_configure_rbs_handover(struct rrc_eNB_ue_context_s *ue_context_p, protoc
                            NULL,
                            NULL,
                            (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL, NULL);
-  rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
-                          ue_context_p->ue_context.SRB_configList,
-                          (LTE_DRB_ToAddModList_t *) NULL,
-                          (LTE_DRB_ToReleaseList_t *) NULL,
-                          (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL, 0, 0
-                         );
+  if (!NODE_IS_CU(RC.rrc[ctxt_pP->module_id]->node_type)) {
+    rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
+                            ue_context_p->ue_context.SRB_configList,
+                            (LTE_DRB_ToAddModList_t *) NULL,
+                            (LTE_DRB_ToReleaseList_t *) NULL,
+                            (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL, 0, 0
+                           );
+  }
 
   if (EPC_MODE_ENABLED) {
     rrc_eNB_process_security (
@@ -6271,14 +6277,16 @@ rrc_eNB_process_RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete(
                            (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL,
                            NULL);
   /* Refresh SRBs/DRBs */
-  rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
-                          SRB_configList, // NULL,
-                          DRB_configList,
-                          DRB_Release_configList2,
-                          (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL,
-                          0,
-                          0
-                         );
+  if (!NODE_IS_CU(RC.rrc[ctxt_pP->module_id]->node_type)) {
+    rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req(ctxt_pP,
+                            SRB_configList, // NULL,
+                            DRB_configList,
+                            DRB_Release_configList2,
+                            (LTE_PMCH_InfoList_r9_t *) NULL,
+                            0,
+                            0
+                            );
+  }
 
   /* Set the SRB active in UE context */
   if (SRB_configList != NULL) {