diff --git a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
index 1ace1281ca..2236fd0a23 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED_NR_UE/phy_procedures_nr_ue.c
@@ -4132,6 +4132,7 @@ int phy_procedures_nrUE_RX(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
   uint8_t harq_pid = ue->dlsch[ue->current_thread_id[nr_tti_rx]][eNB_id][0]->current_harq_pid;
   NR_DL_UE_HARQ_t *dlsch0_harq = dlsch[0]->harq_processes[harq_pid];
   uint16_t nb_symb_sch = dlsch0_harq->nb_symbols;
+  uint16_t start_symb_sch = dlsch0_harq->start_symbol;
   uint8_t nb_symb_pdcch = pdcch_vars->coreset[0].duration;
   uint8_t ssb_periodicity = 10;// ue->ssb_periodicity; // initialized to 5ms in nr_init_ue for scenarios where UE is not configured (otherwise acquired by cell configuration from gNB or LTE)
   uint8_t dci_cnt = 0;
@@ -4216,11 +4217,12 @@ int phy_procedures_nrUE_RX(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
   if (dci_cnt > 0){
     LOG_D(PHY," ------ --> PDSCH ChannelComp/LLR Frame.slot %d.%d ------  \n", frame_rx%1024, nr_tti_rx);
     //to update from pdsch config
-    nr_gold_pdsch(ue,nb_symb_pdcch,0, 1);
+    start_symb_sch = dlsch0_harq->start_symbol;
+    nr_gold_pdsch(ue,start_symb_sch,0, 1);
 
     nb_symb_sch = dlsch0_harq->nb_symbols;
     
-    for (uint16_t m=nb_symb_pdcch;m<=(nb_symb_sch+nb_symb_pdcch-1) ; m++){
+    for (uint16_t m=start_symb_sch;m<(nb_symb_sch+start_symb_sch) ; m++){
       nr_slot_fep(ue,
 		  m,  //to be updated from higher layer
 		  nr_tti_rx,