diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
index 5048dd245ef01daf12d5256257576139c7682d44..3a46f913e91d1ca65776c0017a095a9e2ea0f5b9 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
@@ -917,6 +917,9 @@ rlc_op_status_t rrc_rlc_remove_ue (const protocol_ctxt_t* const x)
 void nr_rlc_tick(int frame, int subframe)
 {
   if (frame != nr_rlc_current_time_last_frame ||
-      subframe != nr_rlc_current_time_last_subframe)
+      subframe != nr_rlc_current_time_last_subframe) {
+    nr_rlc_current_time_last_frame = frame;
+    nr_rlc_current_time_last_subframe = subframe;
     nr_rlc_current_time++;
+  }
 }