diff --git a/ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band13.tm1.50PRB.emtc.conf b/ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band13.tm1.50PRB.emtc.conf
index e0969fbc31f25845434f40ed59873bb71cd69ad9..eff8b68857626442e77ae7a7b1cd3f95f09eb5fa 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band13.tm1.50PRB.emtc.conf
+++ b/ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band13.tm1.50PRB.emtc.conf
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ eNBs =
                   lastPreamble_r13                  = 63;
                   ra_ResponseWindowSize_r13         = 20; #0
                   mac_ContentionResolutionTimer_r13 = 80; #0
-                  rar_HoppingConfig_r13             = "off";  #1;
+                  rar_HoppingConfig_r13             = 1; // Note 1 means off
               }
           );
 
diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config_eMTC.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config_eMTC.c
index effc93d244ebdb47e36c72f20070a318505d0e7a..45d67120bdf7d59244b964c7744fc3c88607de41 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config_eMTC.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config_eMTC.c
@@ -933,8 +933,8 @@ void fill_eMTC_configuration(MessageDef *msg_p,  ccparams_eMTC_t *eMTCconfig, in
     }
     RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ (msg_p).rar_HoppingConfig_r13[cc_idx][rachCEInfoIndex] = eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13;
 
-    AssertFatal(eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13 == 0 || eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13 == 1,
-		            "illegal rar_HoppingConfig_r13 %d\n",eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13);
+    AssertFatal(eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13 == 1 ,
+		            "illegal rar_HoppingConfig_r13 %d (should be 1 only for now, can be 0 when RAR frequency hopping is supported\n",eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13);
   } // end for loop (rach ce level info)
 
   char rsrpRangeListPath[MAX_OPTNAME_SIZE * 2];
diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef_emtc.h b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef_emtc.h
index 25ab43ccf6130cdfaa0888978195ed6a7befa170..3c23b2a557c720cce947764c3490ed2bbbf2ae3d 100644
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef_emtc.h
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_paramdef_emtc.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ typedef struct ccparams_eMTC_s {
 {ENB_CONFIG_STRING_LAST_PREAMBLE_R13,                      NULL,   0,           iptr:&eMTCconfig->lastPreamble_r13,                  defintval:63,            TYPE_UINT,       0}, \
 {ENB_CONFIG_STRING_RA_RESPONSE_WINDOW_SIZE_R13,            NULL,   0,           iptr:&eMTCconfig->ra_ResponseWindowSize_r13,         defintval:20,        TYPE_UINT,     0}, \
 {ENB_CONFIG_STRING_MAC_CONTENTION_RESOLUTION_TIMER_R13,    NULL,   0,           iptr:&eMTCconfig->mac_ContentionResolutionTimer_r13, defintval:80,        TYPE_UINT,     0}, \
-{ENB_CONFIG_STRING_RAR_HOPPING_CONFIG_R13,                 NULL,   0,           iptr:&eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13,             defintval:0,         TYPE_UINT,     0}\
+{ENB_CONFIG_STRING_RAR_HOPPING_CONFIG_R13,                 NULL,   0,           iptr:&eMTCconfig->rar_HoppingConfig_r13,             defintval:1,         TYPE_UINT,     0}\
 }
 
 #define PRACH_PARAMS_CE_R13_DESC(eMTCconfig) {				\