diff --git a/lib/src/phy/agc/agc.c b/lib/src/phy/agc/agc.c
index 3134de729..42a6ef09d 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/agc/agc.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/agc/agc.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void srslte_agc_lock(srslte_agc_t *q, bool enable) {
 void srslte_agc_process(srslte_agc_t *q, cf_t *signal, uint32_t len) {
   if (!q->lock) {
     float gain_db = 10*log10(q->gain); 
-    float gain_uhd_db = 1.0;
+    float gain_uhd_db = 50.0;
     //float gain_uhd = 1.0;  
     float y = 0; 
     // Apply current gain to input signal 
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ void srslte_agc_process(srslte_agc_t *q, cf_t *signal, uint32_t len) {
       srslte_vec_sc_prod_cfc(signal, q->gain, signal, len);
     } else {
       if (gain_db < 0) {
-        gain_db = 0.0; 
+        gain_db = 5.0;
       }
       if (isinf(gain_db) || isnan(gain_db)) {
-        gain_db = 10.0; 
+        gain_db = 40.0;
       } else {
-        gain_uhd_db = q->set_gain_callback(q->uhd_handler, gain_db);        
+        gain_uhd_db = q->set_gain_callback(q->uhd_handler, gain_db);
         q->gain = pow(10, gain_uhd_db/10);
       }
     }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void srslte_agc_process(srslte_agc_t *q, cf_t *signal, uint32_t len) {
       }
     }
     
-    double gg = 1.0; 
+    double gg = 1.0;
     if (q->isfirst) {
       q->y_out = y; 
       q->isfirst = false; 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void srslte_agc_process(srslte_agc_t *q, cf_t *signal, uint32_t len) {
           gg = expf(-0.5*q->bandwidth*logf(q->y_out/q->target));
           q->gain *= gg; 
         }          
-        DEBUG("AGC gain: %.2f (%.2f) y_out=%.3f, y=%.3f target=%.1f gg=%.2f\n", gain_db, gain_uhd_db, q->y_out, y, q->target, gg);      
+        DEBUG("AGC gain: %.2f (%.2f) y_out=%.3f, y=%.3f target=%.1f gg=%.2f\n", gain_db, gain_uhd_db, q->y_out, y, q->target, gg);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/src/phy/rf/rf_imp.c b/lib/src/phy/rf/rf_imp.c
index c1074ebc5..05f064932 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/rf/rf_imp.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/rf/rf_imp.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int rf_get_available_devices(char **devnames, int max_strlen) {
 
 double srslte_rf_set_rx_gain_th(srslte_rf_t *rf, double gain)
 {
-  if (gain > rf->new_rx_gain + 0.5 || gain < rf->new_rx_gain - 0.5) {
+  if (gain > rf->new_rx_gain + 2 || gain < rf->new_rx_gain - 2) {
     pthread_mutex_lock(&rf->mutex);
     rf->new_rx_gain = gain; 
     pthread_cond_signal(&rf->cond);
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static void* thread_gain_fcn(void *h) {
       srslte_rf_set_rx_gain(h, rf->cur_rx_gain);
     }
     if (rf->tx_gain_same_rx) {
+      printf("setting also tx\n");
       srslte_rf_set_tx_gain(h, rf->cur_rx_gain+rf->tx_rx_gain_offset);
     }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&rf->mutex);
diff --git a/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c b/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c
index e4caf8e0b..d11811cf3 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ int srslte_ue_sync_start_agc(srslte_ue_sync_t *q, double (set_gain_callback)(voi
   q->do_agc = n==0?true:false;
   if (q->do_agc) {
     srslte_agc_set_gain(&q->agc, init_gain_value);
+    srslte_agc_set_target(&q->agc, 0.3);
+    srslte_agc_set_bandwidth(&q->agc, 0.8);
   }
   return n; 
 }
diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc b/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
index 8a69a7f76..b527f66cf 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ int radio_recv_wrapper_cs(void *obj, cf_t *data[SRSLTE_MAX_PORTS], uint32_t nsam
 }
 
 double callback_set_rx_gain(void *h, double gain) {
-  srslte::radio_multi *radio_handler = (srslte::radio_multi *) h;
-  return radio_handler->set_rx_gain_th(gain);
+  phch_recv *obj = (phch_recv*) h;
+  srslte::radio_multi *radio_h = obj->radio_h;
+  return radio_h->set_rx_gain_th(gain);
 }
 
 
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ void phch_recv::  init(srslte::radio_multi *_radio_handler, mac_interface_phy *_
   // Set options defined in expert section
   set_ue_sync_opts(&cs.ue_sync);
 
+  last_gain = 40;
   if (do_agc) {
     srslte_ue_sync_start_agc(&cs.ue_sync, callback_set_rx_gain, last_gain);
   }
@@ -553,8 +555,6 @@ bool phch_recv::cell_select(uint32_t earfcn, srslte_cell_t cell) {
 
     current_earfcn = earfcn;
 
-    printf("cell select called set frequency\n");
-
     if (set_frequency()) {
       this->cell = cell;
       log_h->info("Cell Select: Configuring cell...\n");
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ void phch_recv::run_thread() {
 
         switch (cell_sync_sfn()) {
           case 1:
-            srslte_ue_sync_set_agc_period(&ue_sync, 20);
+            srslte_ue_sync_set_agc_period(&ue_sync, 4);
             if (!cell_search_in_progress) {
               phy_state = CELL_CAMP;
               log_h->info("Sync OK. Camping on cell PCI=%d...\n", cell.id);
diff --git a/srsue/src/ue.cc b/srsue/src/ue.cc
index ca56db556..029ad9255 100644
--- a/srsue/src/ue.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/ue.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ bool ue::init(all_args_t *args_)
   
   // Init layers
 
-  // PHY initis in background, start before radio
+  if (args->rf.rx_gain < 0) {
+    phy.set_agc_enable(true);
+  }
+
+    // PHY initis in background, start before radio
   args->expert.phy.nof_rx_ant = args->rf.nof_rx_ant;
   phy.init(&radio, &mac, &rrc, phy_log, &args->expert.phy);
 
@@ -160,8 +164,6 @@ bool ue::init(all_args_t *args_)
 
   if (args->rf.rx_gain < 0) {
     radio.start_agc(false);    
-    radio.set_tx_rx_gain_offset(10);
-    phy.set_agc_enable(true);
   } else {
     radio.set_rx_gain(args->rf.rx_gain);
   }