diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
index 094b751549fd2336afbb42cd765e2c183364501a..e0d648b38177f1a2fff2acdd83e177bb3940c9a4 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/config.c
@@ -397,22 +397,7 @@ int rrc_mac_config_req_gNB(module_id_t Mod_idP,
 
     NR_UE_info_t *UE_info = &RC.nrmac[Mod_idP]->UE_info;
     if (add_ue == 1 && get_softmodem_params()->phy_test) {
-      const int UE_id = add_new_nr_ue(Mod_idP,rnti);
-      UE_info->secondaryCellGroup[UE_id] = secondaryCellGroup;
-      compute_csi_bitlen (secondaryCellGroup, UE_info, UE_id);
-      struct NR_ServingCellConfig__downlinkBWP_ToAddModList *bwpList =
-          secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList;
-      AssertFatal(bwpList->list.count == 1,
-                  "downlinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
-                  bwpList->list.count);
-      const int bwp_id = 1;
-      UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].active_bwp = bwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1];
-      struct NR_UplinkConfig__uplinkBWP_ToAddModList *ubwpList =
-          secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->uplinkConfig->uplinkBWP_ToAddModList;
-      AssertFatal(ubwpList->list.count == 1,
-                  "uplinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
-                  ubwpList->list.count);
-      UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].active_ubwp = ubwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1];
+      const int UE_id = add_new_nr_ue(Mod_idP, rnti, secondaryCellGroup);
       LOG_I(PHY,"Added new UE_id %d/%x with initial secondaryCellGroup\n",UE_id,rnti);
     } else if (add_ue == 1 && !get_softmodem_params()->phy_test) {
       /* TODO: should check for free RA process */
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index 8557bfa9947531bd99a69e4ef2e40bc4bf62b070..79ee1cd861d415e8afa34ded424d64bfe6f9e978 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -1594,8 +1594,8 @@ int find_nr_RA_id(module_id_t mod_idP, int CC_idP, rnti_t rntiP) {
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP){
-
+int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *secondaryCellGroup)
+{
   NR_UE_info_t *UE_info = &RC.nrmac[mod_idP]->UE_info;
   LOG_W(MAC, "[gNB %d] Adding UE with rnti %x (num_UEs %d)\n",
         mod_idP,
@@ -1611,9 +1611,11 @@ int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP){
     UE_info->num_UEs++;
     UE_info->active[UE_id] = true;
     UE_info->rnti[UE_id] = rntiP;
+    UE_info->secondaryCellGroup[UE_id] = secondaryCellGroup;
     add_nr_list(&UE_info->list, UE_id);
     memset(&UE_info->mac_stats[UE_id], 0, sizeof(NR_mac_stats_t));
     set_Y(UE_info->Y[UE_id], rntiP);
+    compute_csi_bitlen(secondaryCellGroup, UE_info, UE_id);
     NR_UE_sched_ctrl_t *sched_ctrl = &UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
     memset(sched_ctrl, 0, sizeof(*sched_ctrl));
     sched_ctrl->ta_frame = 0;
@@ -1622,6 +1624,20 @@ int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP){
     sched_ctrl->ul_rssi = 0;
     /* set illegal time domain allocation to force recomputation of all fields */
     sched_ctrl->pusch_save.time_domain_allocation = -1;
+    const NR_ServingCellConfig_t *servingCellConfig = secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated;
+
+    /* Set default BWPs */
+    const struct NR_ServingCellConfig__downlinkBWP_ToAddModList *bwpList = servingCellConfig->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList;
+    AssertFatal(bwpList->list.count == 1,
+                "downlinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
+                bwpList->list.count);
+    const int bwp_id = 1;
+    sched_ctrl->active_bwp = bwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1];
+    const struct NR_UplinkConfig__uplinkBWP_ToAddModList *ubwpList = servingCellConfig->uplinkConfig->uplinkBWP_ToAddModList;
+    AssertFatal(ubwpList->list.count == 1,
+                "uplinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
+                ubwpList->list.count);
+    sched_ctrl->active_ubwp = ubwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1];
     LOG_I(MAC, "gNB %d] Add NR UE_id %d : rnti %x\n",
           mod_idP,
           UE_id,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index d0476cbe18f973666a542331f12b3aca895e75e7..e2ecb9c38e0edd9a635e1db943b07711f76d33c1 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -395,21 +395,8 @@ void nr_rx_sdu(const module_id_t gnb_mod_idP,
               current_rnti);
         continue;
       }
-      const int UE_id = add_new_nr_ue(gnb_mod_idP, ra->rnti);
-      UE_info->secondaryCellGroup[UE_id] = ra->secondaryCellGroup;
-      compute_csi_bitlen(ra->secondaryCellGroup, UE_info, UE_id);
+      const int UE_id = add_new_nr_ue(gnb_mod_idP, ra->rnti, ra->secondaryCellGroup);
       UE_info->UE_beam_index[UE_id] = ra->beam_id;
-      struct NR_ServingCellConfig__downlinkBWP_ToAddModList *bwpList = ra->secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->downlinkBWP_ToAddModList;
-      AssertFatal(bwpList->list.count == 1,
-                  "downlinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
-                  bwpList->list.count);
-      const int bwp_id = 1;
-      UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].active_bwp = bwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1];
-      struct NR_UplinkConfig__uplinkBWP_ToAddModList *ubwpList = ra->secondaryCellGroup->spCellConfig->spCellConfigDedicated->uplinkConfig->uplinkBWP_ToAddModList;
-      AssertFatal(ubwpList->list.count == 1,
-                  "uplinkBWP_ToAddModList has %d BWP!\n",
-                  ubwpList->list.count);
-      UE_info->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].active_ubwp = ubwpList->list.array[bwp_id - 1];
       LOG_I(MAC,
             "[gNB %d][RAPROC] PUSCH with TC_RNTI %x received correctly, "
             "adding UE MAC Context UE_id %d/RNTI %04x\n",
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
index ded327880f50c2c3b3af4d09254b837e90a43449..b88b5abec7d9682aa47da43374c435e351573e17 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_proto.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ int find_nr_UE_id(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP);
 
 int find_nr_RA_id(module_id_t mod_idP, int CC_idP, rnti_t rntiP);
 
-int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP);
+int add_new_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_idP, rnti_t rntiP, NR_CellGroupConfig_t *secondaryCellGroup);
 
 void mac_remove_nr_ue(module_id_t mod_id, rnti_t rnti);