diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
index 8ed19e9d82979f2619f6c74c261563fd0812ce20..cef6bd1e999d74ef6452283d14a4d8c82b560609 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_reconfig.c
@@ -644,7 +644,10 @@ void fill_default_secondaryCellGroup(NR_ServingCellConfigCommon_t *servingcellco
  }
  bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dataScramblingIdentityPDSCH = NULL;
 
- bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->dmrs_Type=NULL;//calloc(1,sizeof(*bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->dmrs_Type));
+ if (n_physical_antenna_ports > 1)// for MIMO, we use DMRS Config Type 2
+   bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->dmrs_Type=calloc(1,sizeof(*bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->dmrs_Type));
+ else
+   bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->dmrs_Type=NULL;
  bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->maxLength=NULL;
  bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->scramblingID0=NULL;
  bwp->bwp_Dedicated->pdsch_Config->choice.setup->dmrs_DownlinkForPDSCH_MappingTypeA->choice.setup->scramblingID1=NULL;