diff --git a/srsenb/hdr/mac/scheduler_ue.h b/srsenb/hdr/mac/scheduler_ue.h
index b95e5dda2..b59461140 100644
--- a/srsenb/hdr/mac/scheduler_ue.h
+++ b/srsenb/hdr/mac/scheduler_ue.h
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ class sched_ue {
 public: 
   
   // used by sched_metric
-  uint32_t ue_idx;   
+  uint32_t ue_idx;
+
+  bool has_pusch;
+  bool has_pucch;
   
   typedef struct {
     uint32_t cce_start[4][6];
diff --git a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler.cc b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler.cc
index 12a7ea1cc..73dbc2d41 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler.cc
@@ -691,7 +691,10 @@ int sched::ul_sched(uint32_t tti, srsenb::sched_interface::ul_sched_res_t* sched
   for(std::map<uint16_t, sched_ue>::iterator iter=ue_db.begin(); iter!=ue_db.end(); ++iter) {
     sched_ue *user = (sched_ue*) &iter->second;
     uint16_t rnti  = (uint16_t) iter->first; 
-    
+
+    user->has_pusch = false;
+    user->has_pucch = false;
+
     ul_harq_proc *h = user->get_ul_harq(current_tti);
   
     /* Indicate PHICH acknowledgment if needed */
@@ -717,9 +720,13 @@ int sched::ul_sched(uint32_t tti, srsenb::sched_interface::ul_sched_res_t* sched
     uint32_t prb_idx[2] = {0, 0}; 
     uint32_t L = 0; 
     if (user->get_pucch_sched(current_tti, prb_idx, &L)) {
-      for (int i=0;i<2;i++) {
-        ul_harq_proc::ul_alloc_t pucch = {prb_idx[i], L};
-        ul_metric->update_allocation(pucch);        
+      user->has_pucch = true;
+      // allocate PUCCH if no PUSCH for user
+      if (!user->has_pusch) {
+        for (int i=0;i<2;i++) {
+          ul_harq_proc::ul_alloc_t pucch = {prb_idx[i], L};
+          ul_metric->update_allocation(pucch);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_harq.cc b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_harq.cc
index 009872153..a6ae70d19 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_harq.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_harq.cc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void harq_proc::set_ack(bool ack_)
   ack = ack_;   
   ack_received = true;
   log_h->debug("ACK=%d received pid=%d, n_rtx=%d, max_retx=%d\n", ack_, id, n_rtx, max_retx);
-  if (n_rtx >= max_retx) {
+  if (n_rtx + 1 >= max_retx) {
     Warning("SCHED: discarting TB pid=%d, tti=%d, maximum number of retx exceeded (%d)\n", id, tti, max_retx);
     active = false;      
   }
diff --git a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_metric.cc b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_metric.cc
index 2a9a4432b..309eed45a 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_metric.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_metric.cc
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ void ul_metric_rr::new_tti(std::map<uint16_t,sched_ue> &ue_db, uint32_t nof_rb_,
   for(std::map<uint16_t, sched_ue>::iterator iter=ue_db.begin(); iter!=ue_db.end(); ++iter) {
     sched_ue *user      = (sched_ue*) &iter->second;
     if (user->get_pending_ul_new_data(current_tti) || !user->get_ul_harq(current_tti)->is_empty()) {
-      user->ue_idx = nof_users_with_data;
+      user->ue_idx    = nof_users_with_data;
+      user->has_pusch = true;
       nof_users_with_data++; 
     }
   }
diff --git a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_ue.cc b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_ue.cc
index 21aa61b19..4c6d467a2 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_ue.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/mac/scheduler_ue.cc
@@ -813,6 +813,11 @@ int sched_ue::alloc_tbs(uint32_t nof_prb,
   uint32_t max_mcs = is_ul?max_mcs_ul:max_mcs_dl;
   uint32_t max_Qm  = is_ul?4:6; // Allow 16-QAM in PUSCH Only
 
+  // TODO: Compute real spectral efficiency based on PUSCH-UCI configuration
+  if (has_pucch) {
+    cqi-=2;
+  }
+
   int tbs = cqi_to_tbs(cqi, nof_prb, nof_re, max_mcs, max_Qm, &sel_mcs)/8;
   
   /* If less bytes are requested, lower the MCS */