diff --git a/srsue/hdr/upper/rrc.h b/srsue/hdr/upper/rrc.h
index 4ac2dfa2f..1aaf6f29b 100644
--- a/srsue/hdr/upper/rrc.h
+++ b/srsue/hdr/upper/rrc.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class cell_t
     this->phy_cell = phy_cell;
     this->rsrp = rsrp;
     this->earfcn = earfcn;
-    in_sync = false;
+    in_sync = true;
     bzero(&sib1, sizeof(sib1));
     bzero(&sib2, sizeof(sib2));
     bzero(&sib3, sizeof(sib3));