diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
index d16858aed44c1ffbbcecdd7e773be77eb81ebe3a..a559b35e7e1e69f26ed076c62955bce60f96c2de 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init_ue.c
@@ -940,7 +940,11 @@ int init_nr_ue_signal(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
   // enable MIB/SIB decoding by default
   ue->decode_MIB = 1;
   ue->decode_SIB = 1;
-  init_prach_tables(839);
+
+  ue->ssb_periodicity = 5; // initialization of ssb periodicity to 5ms according to TS38.213 section 4.1
+
+  init_nr_prach_tables(839);
+
   return 0;
 }