diff --git a/openair2/COMMON/platform_types.h b/openair2/COMMON/platform_types.h
index 709ecfd9b2260a9ec3458a664448e2c27b14df36..670b191c0ba7b10a8d1d690c302bfbce5ab4e8fd 100755
--- a/openair2/COMMON/platform_types.h
+++ b/openair2/COMMON/platform_types.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ typedef uint32_t              frame_t;
 typedef int32_t               sframe_t;
 typedef uint32_t              sub_frame_t;
 typedef uint8_t               module_id_t;
-typedef uint8_t               configured_t;
 typedef uint8_t               eNB_index_t;
 typedef uint16_t              ue_id_t;
 typedef int16_t               smodule_id_t;
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ typedef struct protocol_ctxt_s {
   frame_t     frame;         /*!< \brief  LTE frame number.*/
   sub_frame_t subframe;      /*!< \brief  LTE sub frame number.*/
   eNB_index_t eNB_index;     /*!< \brief  valid for UE indicating the index of connected eNB(s)      */
-  configured_t configured;  /*!< \brief  flag indicating whether the instance is configured or not  */
+  boolean_t   configured;  /*!< \brief  flag indicating whether the instance is configured or not  */
 } protocol_ctxt_t;
 // warning time hardcoded
 #define PROTOCOL_CTXT_TIME_MILLI_SECONDS(CtXt_h) ((CtXt_h)->frame*10+(CtXt_h)->subframe)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
index e0b993891feb2d21b8c32def213ff1a914381cf9..3779adbbc99adbd6a142f35f0635e4bfd29259de 100755
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
@@ -147,16 +147,15 @@ boolean_t pdcp_data_req(
 
   if (h_rc != HASH_TABLE_OK) {
     if (modeP != PDCP_TRANSMISSION_MODE_TRANSPARENT) {
-      if ((ctxt_pP->configured == 0) && (ctxt_pP->frame%10 == 0)) 
-	LOG_W(PDCP, PROTOCOL_CTXT_FMT" Instance is not configured for rb_id %d Ignoring SDU...\n",
-	      PROTOCOL_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP),
-	      rb_idP);
-      ctxt_pP->configured=0;
+      LOG_W(PDCP, PROTOCOL_CTXT_FMT" Instance is not configured for rb_id %d Ignoring SDU...\n",
+	    PROTOCOL_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP),
+	    rb_idP);
+      ctxt_pP->configured=FALSE;
       return FALSE;
     }
   }else{
     // instance for a given RB is configured
-    ctxt_pP->configured=1;
+    ctxt_pP->configured=TRUE;
   }
     
   if (ctxt_pP->enb_flag == ENB_FLAG_NO) {
diff --git a/openair3/GTPV1-U/gtpv1u_eNB.c b/openair3/GTPV1-U/gtpv1u_eNB.c
index 9f2475ef37b204abb3f215d4778bf816b29cdd2c..2a5a12477588820d3f7bf281df31746695a7e276 100644
--- a/openair3/GTPV1-U/gtpv1u_eNB.c
+++ b/openair3/GTPV1-U/gtpv1u_eNB.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 /*! \file gtpv1u_eNB.c
  * \brief
- * \author Sebastien ROUX, Lionel GAUTHIER
+ * \author Sebastien ROUX, Lionel GAUTHIER, Navid Nikaein
  * \version 1.0
  * \company Eurecom
  * \email: lionel.gauthier@eurecom.fr
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ NwGtpv1uRcT gtpv1u_eNB_process_stack_req(
   NwGtpv1uUlpHandleT hUlp,
   NwGtpv1uUlpApiT   *pUlpApi)
 {
-  int                 result             = 0;
+  boolean_t           result             = FALSE;
   teid_t              teid               = 0;
   hashtable_rc_t      hash_rc            = HASH_TABLE_KEY_NOT_EXISTS;
   gtpv1u_teid_data_t *gtpv1u_teid_data_p = NULL;
@@ -335,38 +335,51 @@ NwGtpv1uRcT gtpv1u_eNB_process_stack_req(
 
 //#warning "LG eps bearer mapping to DRB id to do (offset -4)"
       PROTOCOL_CTXT_SET_BY_MODULE_ID(&ctxt, gtpv1u_teid_data_p->enb_id, ENB_FLAG_YES,  gtpv1u_teid_data_p->ue_id, 0, 0,gtpv1u_teid_data_p->enb_id);
-
-      MSC_LOG_TX_MESSAGE(
-    		  MSC_GTPU_ENB,
-    		  MSC_PDCP_ENB,
-    		  NULL,0,
-    		  MSC_AS_TIME_FMT" DATA-REQ rb %u size %u",
-    		  0,0,
-    		  (gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id) ? gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id - 4: 5-4,
-    		  buffer_len);
-
-      result = pdcp_data_req(
-                 &ctxt,
-                 SRB_FLAG_NO,
-                 (gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id) ? gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id - 4: 5-4,
-                 0, // mui
-                 SDU_CONFIRM_NO, // confirm
-                 buffer_len,
-                 buffer,
-                 PDCP_TRANSMISSION_MODE_DATA);
-      AssertError (result == TRUE, return NW_GTPV1U_FAILURE ,"PDCP data request failed!\n");
+      if (ctxt.configured == TRUE ) {
+
+	MSC_LOG_TX_MESSAGE(
+			   MSC_GTPU_ENB,
+			   MSC_PDCP_ENB,
+			   NULL,0,
+			   MSC_AS_TIME_FMT" DATA-REQ rb %u size %u",
+			   0,0,
+			   (gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id) ? gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id - 4: 5-4,
+			   buffer_len);
+	
+	result = pdcp_data_req(
+			       &ctxt,
+			       SRB_FLAG_NO,
+			       (gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id) ? gtpv1u_teid_data_p->eps_bearer_id - 4: 5-4,
+			       0, // mui
+			       SDU_CONFIRM_NO, // confirm
+			       buffer_len,
+			       buffer,
+			       PDCP_TRANSMISSION_MODE_DATA);
+      } 
+      
+      if ( result == FALSE ) {
+	
+	if (ctxt.configured == FALSE )
+	  LOG_W(GTPU, "PDCP data request failed, cause: RB is not configured!\n") ;
+	else  
+	  LOG_W(GTPU, "PDCP data request failed\n");
+	
+	return NW_GTPV1U_FAILURE;
+      }
+      
     } else {
-      LOG_E(GTPU, "Received T-PDU from gtpv1u stack teid %u unknown size %u", teid, buffer_len);
+      LOG_W(GTPU, "Received T-PDU from gtpv1u stack teid %u unknown size %u", teid, buffer_len);
     }
   }
-  break;
-
+    break;
+    
   default: {
     LOG_E(GTPU, "Received undefined UlpApi (%02x) from gtpv1u stack!\n",
           pUlpApi->apiType);
   }
-  }
-
+  
+  } // end of switch 
+  
   return NW_GTPV1U_OK;
 }