diff --git a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c
index 997b1973a1da05f37396fa2e4c8c9f08d9b4bc96..d0ff78748ed286a3afb4f868938bb9ed3664edd2 100644
--- a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c
@@ -928,12 +928,59 @@ void hi_dci0_req_UE_MAC(int sfn,
   }
 }
 
+// TODO: Find a way to drop more un-wanted dl_config_reqs & tx_reqs
+// In the current state we let alot of unecessary packets through
+// during the ra-rnti/pi-rnti/si-rnti in the startup state before a c-rnti is assigned
+// Right now we are just accepting all dl_config_req and tx_reqs
+// when the c-rnti is 0 - Andrew
+static bool is_my_dl_config_req(nfapi_dl_config_request_t *req)
+{
+  bool is_my_rnti = true;
+  const rnti_t my_rnti = UE_mac_inst[0].crnti; // 0 for standalone pnf mode. TODO: Make this more clear - Andrew
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdu; i++)
+  {
+    nfapi_dl_config_request_pdu_t *pdu = &req->dl_config_request_body.dl_config_pdu_list[i];
+    const int pdu_type = pdu->pdu_type;
+    if (pdu_type == NFAPI_DL_CONFIG_DCI_DL_PDU_TYPE)
+    {
+      const rnti_t dci_rnti = pdu->dci_dl_pdu.dci_dl_pdu_rel8.rnti;
+      const int rnti_type = pdu->dci_dl_pdu.dci_dl_pdu_rel8.rnti_type;
+      if (rnti_type == 1 && dci_rnti != my_rnti)
+      {
+        is_my_rnti = false;
+        LOG_I(MAC, "RNTI is not mine for pdu_type: %d my_rnti: 0x%x dci_rnti: 0x%x\n",
+                pdu_type, my_rnti, dci_rnti);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        is_my_rnti = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return is_my_rnti;
+}
+
 // The following set of memcpy functions should be getting called as callback
 // functions from pnf_p7_subframe_ind.
 int memcpy_dl_config_req(L1_rxtx_proc_t *proc,
 			nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t *pnf_p7,
                          nfapi_dl_config_request_t *req) {
 
+  if (!is_my_dl_config_req(req))
+  {
+    // TODO: Add in some kind of log or check to identify that what is being removed from the queue is correct. - Andrew
+    // Need to remove corresponding tx_req (comes before dl_config_req always)
+    void *p = unqueue(&tx_req_pdu_queue);
+    if (p)
+    {
+      free(p);
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   nfapi_dl_config_request_t *p = malloc(sizeof(nfapi_dl_config_request_t));
 
   // UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].p->header = req->header;
@@ -966,7 +1013,7 @@ int memcpy_dl_config_req(L1_rxtx_proc_t *proc,
 static bool is_my_ul_config_req(nfapi_ul_config_request_t *req)
 {
   bool is_my_rnti = false;
-  const rnti_t rnti = UE_mac_inst[0].crnti; // 0 for standalone pnf mode - Andrew
+  const rnti_t rnti = UE_mac_inst[0].crnti; // 0 for standalone pnf mode. TODO: Make this more clear - Andrew
   for (int i = 0; i < req->ul_config_request_body.number_of_pdus; i++)
   {
     nfapi_ul_config_request_pdu_t *pdu = &req->ul_config_request_body.ul_config_pdu_list[i];
diff --git a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.c b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.c
index 3bd35bb35652cfb4ead73b1c6dbd59ae6a6e857a..8f0173939e672f2aa41c32a0376715ab88c45938 100644
--- a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.c
+++ b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.c
@@ -46,3 +46,21 @@ void *get_queue(queue_t *q) {
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&q->mutex);
   return item;
 }
+
+void *unqueue(queue_t *q)
+{
+  void *item = NULL;
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&q->mutex) != 0) {
+    LOG_E(PHY, "remove_from_back_of_queue mutex_lock failed\n");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  if (q->num_items > 0) {
+    q->write_index = (q->write_index + MAX_QUEUE_SIZE - 1) % MAX_QUEUE_SIZE;
+    item = q->items[q->write_index];
+    q->num_items--;
+  }
+
+  pthread_mutex_unlock(&q->mutex);
+  return item;
+}
diff --git a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.h b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.h
index 83de583aceed5e8f92c915a97c11c5b08b2a5738..a8fce7c4c258ba4db690ffbcb31423559ad9445e 100644
--- a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.h
+++ b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/queue.h
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ typedef struct queue_t {
 void init_queue(queue_t *q);
 bool put_queue(queue_t *q, void *item);
 void *get_queue(queue_t *q);
+void *unqueue(queue_t *q);
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
index 751e9ad7b9c028563688f776e629cd370c7b5b8f..95919cca0deeae1c61806001aa3c901efb87ff79 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ static void *UE_phy_stub_standalone_pnf_task(void *arg)
           {
             UE_mac_inst[ue_Mod_id].UE_mode[0] = PRACH;
           }
-          LOG_I(MAC, "UE_mode: %d\n", UE_mac_inst[ue_Mod_id].UE_mode[0]);
+          LOG_D(MAC, "UE_mode: %d\n", UE_mac_inst[ue_Mod_id].UE_mode[0]);
           if (UE_mac_inst[ue_Mod_id].UE_mode[0] == PRACH)
           { //&& ue_Mod_id == next_Mod_id) {
             next_ra_frame++;
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ static void *UE_phy_stub_standalone_pnf_task(void *arg)
                 {
                   LOG_I(MAC, "preamble_received_tar_power: %d\n",
                         prach_resources->ra_PREAMBLE_RECEIVED_TARGET_POWER);
-                  UE_mac_inst[ue_Mod_id].ra_frame = NFAPI_SFNSF2SFN(sfn_sf); // Is this why RACH comes in late to proxy? - Andrew
+                  UE_mac_inst[ue_Mod_id].ra_frame = NFAPI_SFNSF2SFN(sfn_sf);
                   LOG_D(MAC, "UE_phy_stub_thread_rxn_txnp4 before RACH, Mod_id: %d frame %d subframe %d\n", ue_Mod_id, NFAPI_SFNSF2SFN(sfn_sf), NFAPI_SFNSF2SF(sfn_sf));
                   fill_rach_indication_UE_MAC(ue_Mod_id, NFAPI_SFNSF2SFN(sfn_sf), NFAPI_SFNSF2SF(sfn_sf), UL_INFO, prach_resources->ra_PreambleIndex, prach_resources->ra_RNTI);
                   sent_any = true;