diff --git a/lib/include/srsran/interfaces/phy_common_interface.h b/lib/include/srsran/interfaces/phy_common_interface.h
index f7a2df19b..18f9e699f 100644
--- a/lib/include/srsran/interfaces/phy_common_interface.h
+++ b/lib/include/srsran/interfaces/phy_common_interface.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ private:
   bool                    tx_hold = false; ///< Hold threads until the signal is transmitted
 
 protected:
+  void reset_last_worker()
+  {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(tx_mutex);
+    tx_hold = true;
+  }
   /**
    * @brief Waits for the last worker to call `last_worker()` to prevent that the current SF worker is released and
    * overwrites the transmit signal prior transmission
@@ -36,7 +41,6 @@ protected:
   void wait_last_worker()
   {
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(tx_mutex);
-    tx_hold = true;
     while (tx_hold) {
       tx_cvar.wait(lock);
     }
diff --git a/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc b/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
index 7b77d11d1..18b174416 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ int phy::init_nr(const phy_args_t& args, const phy_cfg_t& cfg, stack_interface_p
   nr_workers = std::unique_ptr<nr::worker_pool>(new nr::worker_pool(workers_common, stack, log_sink, MAX_WORKERS));
 
   nr::worker_pool::args_t worker_args = {};
+  worker_args.nof_phy_threads         = args.nof_phy_threads;
   worker_args.log.phy_level           = args.log.phy_level;
   worker_args.log.phy_hex_limit       = args.log.phy_hex_limit;
 
diff --git a/srsenb/src/phy/phy_common.cc b/srsenb/src/phy/phy_common.cc
index 60fca8274..1cc6c7f80 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/phy/phy_common.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/phy/phy_common.cc
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ void phy_common::worker_end(const worker_context_t& w_ctx, const bool& tx_enable
 
   // If the current worker is not the last one, skip transmission
   if (not w_ctx.last) {
+    if (tx_enable) {
+      reset_last_worker();
+    }
+
     // Release semaphore and let next worker to get in
     semaphore.release();
 
diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/phy_common.cc b/srsue/src/phy/phy_common.cc
index a20f17420..244e0b160 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/phy_common.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/phy_common.cc
@@ -546,6 +546,10 @@ void phy_common::worker_end(const worker_context_t& w_ctx, const bool& tx_enable
 
   // If the current worker is not the last one, skip transmission
   if (not w_ctx.last) {
+    if (tx_enable) {
+      reset_last_worker();
+    }
+
     // Release semaphore and let next worker to get in
     semaphore.release();