diff --git a/targets/SIMU/USER/init_lte.c b/targets/SIMU/USER/init_lte.c
index 4a71b0aad92683cb6d43fea18b4c09a3ea6c1f25..e90605dcc888e9ac484c85462177ef077916a70f 100644
--- a/targets/SIMU/USER/init_lte.c
+++ b/targets/SIMU/USER/init_lte.c
@@ -291,8 +291,7 @@ void init_lte_vars(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms[MAX_NUM_CCs],
 
     for (CC_id=0; CC_id<MAX_NUM_CCs; CC_id++) {
       (frame_parms[CC_id])->nb_antennas_tx     = 1;
-      (frame_parms[CC_id])->nb_antennas_rx     = nb_antennas_rx;
-
+      (frame_parms[CC_id])->nb_antennas_rx     = 1; // UE rx number hard coded 
 
       PHY_vars_UE_g[UE_id][CC_id] = init_lte_UE(frame_parms[CC_id], UE_id,abstraction_flag);
       PHY_vars_UE_g[UE_id][CC_id]->Mod_id=UE_id;
diff --git a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
index e96881d2d3adef53b5e80180e90a8e3d4b177000..89921d115140438311ee5f9fa584db405adb9a68 100644
--- a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
+++ b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ void init_openair1(void)
 		   cooperation_flag, 
 		   enb_properties->properties[0]->nb_antenna_ports[CC_id], 
 		   abstraction_flag,
-		   enb_properties->properties[0]->nb_antennas_tx[CC_id],
+		   enb_properties->properties[0]->nb_antennas_rx[CC_id],
 		   enb_properties->properties[0]->nb_antennas_tx[CC_id], 
 		   oai_emulation.info.eMBMS_active_state);
   }