diff --git a/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_lte.cc b/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_lte.cc
index 9bc0c3b53..eeaea7070 100644
--- a/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_lte.cc
+++ b/lib/src/upper/pdcp_entity_lte.cc
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void pdcp_entity_lte::send_status_report()
   }
 
   if (not cfg.status_report_required) {
-    logger.info("Trying to send PDCP Status Report and RLC is not AM");
+    logger.info("Not sending PDCP Status Report as status report required is not set");
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/test/upper/pdcp_lte_test_status_report.cc b/lib/test/upper/pdcp_lte_test_status_report.cc
index 1cf9159da..6a6930d61 100644
--- a/lib/test/upper/pdcp_lte_test_status_report.cc
+++ b/lib/test/upper/pdcp_lte_test_status_report.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int test_tx_status_report(const srslte::pdcp_lte_state_t& init_state, srslog::ba
                                srslte::PDCP_SN_LEN_12,
                                srslte::pdcp_t_reordering_t::ms500,
                                srslte::pdcp_discard_timer_t::ms500,
-                               false};
+                               true};
 
   pdcp_lte_test_helper     pdcp_hlp(cfg, sec_cfg, logger);
   srslte::pdcp_entity_lte* pdcp  = &pdcp_hlp.pdcp;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int test_rx_status_report(const srslte::pdcp_lte_state_t& init_state, srslog::ba
                                srslte::PDCP_SN_LEN_12,
                                srslte::pdcp_t_reordering_t::ms500,
                                srslte::pdcp_discard_timer_t::ms500,
-                               false};
+                               true};
 
   pdcp_lte_test_helper     pdcp_hlp(cfg, sec_cfg, logger);
   srslte::pdcp_entity_lte* pdcp  = &pdcp_hlp.pdcp;