diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h b/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h
index ee05ef1c3..6d263ffbd 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ typedef struct {
   bool cif_present;
   bool srs_request_enabled;
   bool ra_format_enabled;
-  bool search_in_common;
 } srslte_dci_cfg_t;
 
 typedef struct SRSLTE_API {
diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/phy/ue/ue_dl.h b/lib/include/srslte/phy/ue/ue_dl.h
index 51ec1fe11..e4d5152fd 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/phy/ue/ue_dl.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/phy/ue/ue_dl.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ typedef struct SRSLTE_API {
   srslte_pdsch_cfg_t      pdsch;
   srslte_dci_cfg_t        dci;
   srslte_tm_t             tm;
+  bool                    dci_common_ss;
 } srslte_dl_cfg_t;
 
 typedef struct SRSLTE_API {
diff --git a/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_dl.c b/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_dl.c
index 415e1810b..9919d7134 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_dl.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_dl.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ int srslte_ue_dl_find_ul_dci(srslte_ue_dl_t*     q,
       }
 
       // Search common SS if no DCI present in UE SS
-      if (ret == 0 && dl_cfg->cfg.dci.search_in_common) {
+      if (ret == 0 && dl_cfg->cfg.dci_common_ss) {
         if ((ret = find_dci_ue_ss(q, sf, dl_cfg, rnti, dci_msg, &ul_format, 1, false)) < 0) {
           return SRSLTE_ERROR;
         }
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static int find_dl_dci_type_crnti(srslte_ue_dl_t*     q,
   }
 
   // Search common SS if no DCI present in UE SS
-  if (dl_cfg->cfg.dci.search_in_common) {
+  if (dl_cfg->cfg.dci_common_ss) {
     srslte_dci_format_t common_format = SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1A;
     if ((ret = find_dci_ue_ss(q, sf, dl_cfg, rnti, dci_msg, &common_format, 1, false))) {
       return ret;
diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/sf_worker.cc b/srsue/src/phy/sf_worker.cc
index 78cda3840..fb4a29f2d 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/sf_worker.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/sf_worker.cc
@@ -184,12 +184,14 @@ void sf_worker::set_config(uint32_t cc_idx, srslte::phy_cfg_t& phy_cfg)
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
   if (cc_idx < cc_workers.size()) {
     Info("Setting configuration for cc_worker=%d, cc=%d\n", get_id(), cc_idx);
+    // Search common SS in PCell only
+    if (cc_idx > 0) {
+      phy_cfg.dl_cfg.dci_common_ss = true;
+    }
     cc_workers[cc_idx]->set_config(phy_cfg);
     if (cc_idx > 0) {
       // Update DCI config for PCell
       srslte_dci_cfg_t dci_cfg = phy_cfg.dl_cfg.dci;
-      // Search common SS in PCell only
-      dci_cfg.search_in_common = true;
       cc_workers[0]->upd_config_dci(dci_cfg);
     }
   } else {