diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
index 637fd15048..3eb4b27cab 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ void gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler(module_id_t module_idP,
           frame, gNB->handled_frame, slot, gNB->handled_slot);
     return;
   }
-  gNB->handled_frame = frame;
-  gNB->handled_slot = slot;
+
   NR_COMMON_channels_t *cc = gNB->common_channels;
   NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t        *scc     = cc->ServingCellConfigCommon;
   NR_TDD_UL_DL_Pattern_t *tdd_pattern = &scc->tdd_UL_DL_ConfigurationCommon->pattern1;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index b9b9f3b435..3d7c5bd773 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -1030,14 +1030,16 @@ void nr_schedule_ulsch(module_id_t module_id,
           harq_id,
           cur_harq->round,
           cur_harq->ndi);
+
     gNB_MAC_INST *gNB = RC.nrmac[0];
     if (sched_pusch->frame == gNB->handled_frame && sched_pusch->slot == gNB->handled_slot) {
-      LOG_D(NR_MAC, "Dropping becasue frame %d == gNB frame %d, slot %d == gNb slot %d\n",
-            frame, gNB->handled_frame, slot, gNB->handled_slot);
+      LOG_E(NR_MAC, "Dropping because frame %d == gNB frame %d, slot %d == gNb slot %d\n",
+            sched_pusch->frame, gNB->handled_frame, sched_pusch->slot, gNB->handled_slot);
       return;
     }
-    gNB->handled_frame = sched_pusch->frame;
-    gNB->handled_slot = sched_pusch->slot;
+    gNB->handled_frame = frame;
+    gNB->handled_slot = slot;
+
     /* PUSCH in a later slot, but corresponding DCI now! */
     nfapi_nr_ul_tti_request_t *future_ul_tti_req = &RC.nrmac[module_id]->UL_tti_req_ahead[0][sched_pusch->slot];
     AssertFatal(future_ul_tti_req->SFN == sched_pusch->frame