diff --git a/openair1/SCHED/phy_mac_stub.c b/openair1/SCHED/phy_mac_stub.c
index 939023b2c84ea1cdbf87fab0a92b3902ff3968ed..0ac194d051ec596bfec9dd747aa26d6bf6b3a842 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED/phy_mac_stub.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED/phy_mac_stub.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void fill_dci(DCI_PDU *DCI_pdu,PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc)
   case 5:
     DCI_pdu->Num_common_dci = 1;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].L          = 2;
+    DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].firstCCE   = 0;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].rnti       = SI_RNTI;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].format     = format1A;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].ra_flag    = 0;
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ void fill_dci(DCI_PDU *DCI_pdu,PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc)
   case 7:
     DCI_pdu->Num_ue_spec_dci = 1;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].L          = 2;
+    DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].firstCCE   = 0;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].rnti       = 0x1235;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].format     = format1;
     DCI_pdu->dci_alloc[0].ra_flag    = 0;
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index 40b92559365f4362d966f6be5605a79c6a930fe6..de5be6913c93ce3de2cdadc3a5c65db143524f9e 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -1601,6 +1601,11 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
       PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id] = init_lte_eNB(frame_parms[CC_id],0,frame_parms[CC_id]->Nid_cell,abstraction_flag);
       PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id]->CC_id = CC_id;
 
+      PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id]->ue_dl_rb_alloc=0x1fff;
+      PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id]->target_ue_dl_mcs=target_dl_mcs;
+      PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id]->ue_ul_nb_rb=6;
+      PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id]->target_ue_ul_mcs=target_ul_mcs;
+
       if (phy_test==1) PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id]->mac_enabled = 0;
       else PHY_vars_eNB_g[0][CC_id]->mac_enabled = 1;