diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
index 919edbb8349ad991e3ec8d5ff3e5bf1ff5949cfb..e32cb81b005b980ec54d67781c48b1679c6863a7 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
@@ -93,24 +93,19 @@ int netlink_init_mbms_tun(char *ifprefix, int id) {//for UE, id = 1, 2, ...,
   int ret;
   char ifname[64];
 
-    if (id > 0) {
-      sprintf(ifname, "oaitun_%.3s%d", ifprefix, id-1);
-    }
-    else {
-      sprintf(ifname, "oaitun_%.3s1", ifprefix); // added "1": for historical reasons
-    }
-    nas_sock_mbms_fd = tun_alloc(ifname);
+  sprintf(ifname, "%s%d", ifprefix, id);
+  nas_sock_mbms_fd = tun_alloc(ifname);
 
-    if (nas_sock_mbms_fd == -1) {
-      printf("[NETLINK] Error opening mbms socket %s (%d:%s)\n",ifname,errno, strerror(errno));
-      exit(1);
+  if (nas_sock_mbms_fd == -1) {
+    LOG_E(PDCP, "[NETLINK] Error opening mbms socket %s (%d:%s)\n", ifname, errno, strerror(errno));
+    exit(1);
     }
 
     printf("[NETLINK]Opened socket %s with fd %d\n",ifname,nas_sock_mbms_fd);
     ret = fcntl(nas_sock_mbms_fd,F_SETFL,O_NONBLOCK);
 
     if (ret == -1) {
-      printf("[NETLINK] Error fcntl (%d:%s)\n",errno, strerror(errno));
+      LOG_E(PDCP, "[NETLINK] Error fcntl (%d:%s)\n",errno, strerror(errno));
 
       if (LINK_ENB_PDCP_TO_IP_DRIVER) {
         exit(1);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
index 33ecfe0c0c3ca9dc4b880c9acb70c4a63099eab8..15dc9a240313cf3496493fb0c4ead39a14743577 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
@@ -2303,21 +2303,21 @@ uint64_t pdcp_module_init( uint64_t pdcp_optmask, int id) {
     netlink_init_tun("oaitun_ue", num_if, id);
     if (IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1)
       nas_config(1, 1, 2, "oaitun_ue");
-    netlink_init_mbms_tun("uem", id);
-    nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 2, "uem");
+    netlink_init_mbms_tun("oaitun_uem", id + 1);
+    nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 2, "oaitun_uem");
     LOG_I(PDCP, "UE pdcp will use tun interface\n");
   } else if (ENB_NAS_USE_TUN) {
     netlink_init_tun("oaitun_enb", 1, 0);
     nas_config(1, 1, 1, "oaitun_enb");
     if (pdcp_optmask & ENB_NAS_USE_TUN_W_MBMS_BIT) {
-      netlink_init_mbms_tun("enm", 0);
-      nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 1, "enm");
+      netlink_init_mbms_tun("oaitun_enm", 1);
+      nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 1, "oaitun_enm");
       LOG_I(PDCP, "ENB pdcp will use mbms tun interface\n");
     }
     LOG_I(PDCP, "ENB pdcp will use tun interface\n");
   } else if (pdcp_optmask & ENB_NAS_USE_TUN_W_MBMS_BIT) {
-    netlink_init_mbms_tun("enm", 0);
-    nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 1, "enm");
+    netlink_init_mbms_tun("oaitun_enm", 0);
+    nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 1, "oaitun_enm");
     LOG_I(PDCP, "ENB pdcp will use mbms tun interface\n");
   }
 
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.c b/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.c
index d3618483ba32ca86d2dbdf07cdc0af761ccaaa8b..087d3c81a0d5af65fae10485d832361bc958c5ba 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.c
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ static int bringInterfaceUp(char *interfaceName, int up)
   return 0;
 }
 
-int nas_config_mbms(int interface_id, int thirdOctet, int fourthOctet, char *ifname) {
+int nas_config_mbms(int interface_id, int thirdOctet, int fourthOctet, const char *ifname)
+{
   //char buf[5];
   char ipAddress[20];
   char broadcastAddress[20];
@@ -161,8 +162,7 @@ int nas_config_mbms(int interface_id, int thirdOctet, int fourthOctet, char *ifn
        sprintf(ipAddress, "%s.%d.%d",baseNetAddress,thirdOctet,fourthOctet);
 
   sprintf(broadcastAddress, "%s.%d.255",baseNetAddress, thirdOctet);
-  sprintf(interfaceName, "%s%s%d", (UE_NAS_USE_TUN || ENB_NAS_USE_TUN)?"oaitun_":ifname,
-          UE_NAS_USE_TUN?ifname/*"ue"*/: (ENB_NAS_USE_TUN?ifname/*"enb"*/:""),interface_id);
+  sprintf(interfaceName, "%s%d", ifname, interface_id);
   bringInterfaceUp(interfaceName, 0);
   // sets the machine address
   returnValue= setInterfaceParameter(interfaceName, ipAddress,SIOCSIFADDR);
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.h b/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.h
index 72a3bc68874b8c8848ea04f703bd3e27e76ffa36..017bf57133d02c4fbe44afc71b752dafd2bb8e76 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.h
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NAS/nas_config.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int nas_config(int interface_id, int thirdOctet, int fourthOctet, const char *if
  * \note
  * @ingroup  _nas
  */
-int nas_config_mbms(int interface_id, int thirdOctet, int fourthOctet, char *ifsuffix);
+int nas_config_mbms(int interface_id, int thirdOctet, int fourthOctet, const char *ifname);
 
 /*! \fn void  setBaseNetAddress(char*)
  * \brief This function sets the basic network address used