diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
index bf7f276ea05804963b926b3876b9d00a2def5d0e..af1b1a6aef7c14553b7ff69dc35425038265893e 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -2107,6 +2107,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     UE->dlsch[0][i]->rnti   = n_rnti;
   }
 
+    UE->dlsch_SI[0]  = new_ue_dlsch(1,1,Nsoft,MAX_TURBO_ITERATIONS,N_RB_DL,0);
+    UE->dlsch_ra[0]  = new_ue_dlsch(1,1,Nsoft,MAX_TURBO_ITERATIONS,N_RB_DL,0);
+
+
   // structure for SIC at UE
   UE->dlsch_eNB[0] = new_eNB_dlsch(Kmimo,8,Nsoft,N_RB_DL,0,&eNB->frame_parms);