diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/phy/dft/dft.h b/lib/include/srslte/phy/dft/dft.h
index 12c06dd98..b90aab2e5 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/phy/dft/dft.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/phy/dft/dft.h
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ typedef struct SRSLTE_API {
   srslte_dft_mode_t mode;   // Complex/Real
 }srslte_dft_plan_t;
 
-/* Create DFT plans */
+SRSLTE_API void srslte_dft_load();
 
-SRSLTE_API int srslte_dft_plan(srslte_dft_plan_t *plan, 
+SRSLTE_API void srslte_dft_exit();
+
+SRSLTE_API int srslte_dft_plan(srslte_dft_plan_t *plan,
                                int dft_points, 
                                srslte_dft_dir_t dir,                         
                                srslte_dft_mode_t type);
diff --git a/lib/src/phy/dft/dft_fftw.c b/lib/src/phy/dft/dft_fftw.c
index 347e04547..5fb34bb3c 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/dft/dft_fftw.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/dft/dft_fftw.c
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@
 #define dft_ceil(a,b) ((a-1)/b+1)
 #define dft_floor(a,b) (a/b)
 
+#define FFTW_WISDOM_FILE ".fftw_wisdom"
+
+void srslte_dft_load() {
+  fftwf_import_wisdom_from_filename(FFTW_WISDOM_FILE);
+}
+
+void srslte_dft_exit() {
+  if (!fftwf_export_wisdom_to_filename(FFTW_WISDOM_FILE)) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Error saving FFTW wisdom to file %s\n", FFTW_WISDOM_FILE);
+  }
+}
+
 int srslte_dft_plan(srslte_dft_plan_t *plan, const int dft_points, srslte_dft_dir_t dir,
              srslte_dft_mode_t mode) {
   if(mode == SRSLTE_DFT_COMPLEX){
@@ -54,7 +66,7 @@ static void allocate(srslte_dft_plan_t *plan, int size_in, int size_out, int len
 int srslte_dft_plan_c(srslte_dft_plan_t *plan, const int dft_points, srslte_dft_dir_t dir) {
   allocate(plan,sizeof(fftwf_complex),sizeof(fftwf_complex), dft_points);
   int sign = (dir == SRSLTE_DFT_FORWARD) ? FFTW_FORWARD : FFTW_BACKWARD;
-  plan->p = fftwf_plan_dft_1d(dft_points, plan->in, plan->out, sign, 0U);
+  plan->p = fftwf_plan_dft_1d(dft_points, plan->in, plan->out, sign, FFTW_MEASURE);
   if (!plan->p) {
     return -1;
   }
@@ -73,7 +85,7 @@ int srslte_dft_plan_c(srslte_dft_plan_t *plan, const int dft_points, srslte_dft_
 int srslte_dft_plan_r(srslte_dft_plan_t *plan, const int dft_points, srslte_dft_dir_t dir) {
   allocate(plan,sizeof(float),sizeof(float), dft_points);
   int sign = (dir == SRSLTE_DFT_FORWARD) ? FFTW_R2HC : FFTW_HC2R;
-  plan->p = fftwf_plan_r2r_1d(dft_points, plan->in, plan->out, sign, 0U);
+  plan->p = fftwf_plan_r2r_1d(dft_points, plan->in, plan->out, sign, FFTW_MEASURE);
   if (!plan->p) {
     return -1;
   }
diff --git a/srsenb/src/enb.cc b/srsenb/src/enb.cc
index 9a747dba6..1bd7240a2 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/enb.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/enb.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ enb* enb::get_instance(void)
 }
 void enb::cleanup(void)
 {
+  srslte_dft_exit();
   boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(enb_instance_mutex);
   if(NULL != instance) {
       delete instance;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ void enb::cleanup(void)
 enb::enb()
     :started(false)
 {
+  srslte_dft_load();
   pool = srslte::byte_buffer_pool::get_instance();
 }
 
diff --git a/srsenb/src/main.cc b/srsenb/src/main.cc
index 1e337b3ba..528878388 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/main.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/main.cc
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   pthread_cancel(input);
   metrics.stop();
   enb->stop();
+  enb->cleanup();
   cout << "---  exiting  ---" << endl;
   exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/srsue/hdr/ue_base.h b/srsue/hdr/ue_base.h
index 06c3f3e24..4720d8062 100644
--- a/srsue/hdr/ue_base.h
+++ b/srsue/hdr/ue_base.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class ue_base
     ,public ue_metrics_interface
 {
 public:
-  ue_base() {}
+  ue_base();
   virtual ~ue_base() {}
 
   static ue_base* get_instance(srsue_instance_type_t type);
diff --git a/srsue/src/ue_base.cc b/srsue/src/ue_base.cc
index 61cbafb2c..c84393ae4 100644
--- a/srsue/src/ue_base.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/ue_base.cc
@@ -57,8 +57,16 @@ ue_base* ue_base::get_instance(srsue_instance_type_t type)
   return(instance);
 }
 
+ue_base::ue_base() {
+  // load FFTW wisdom
+  srslte_dft_load();
+}
+
 void ue_base::cleanup(void)
 {
+  // save FFTW wisdom
+  srslte_dft_exit();
+
   pthread_mutex_lock(&ue_instance_mutex);
   if(NULL != instance) {
     delete instance;