diff --git a/srslte/lib/rf/rf_uhd_imp.c b/srslte/lib/rf/rf_uhd_imp.c
index d16382f52..f6ed03b2e 100644
--- a/srslte/lib/rf/rf_uhd_imp.c
+++ b/srslte/lib/rf/rf_uhd_imp.c
@@ -174,13 +174,19 @@ void rf_uhd_set_rx_cal(void *h, srslte_rf_cal_t *cal)
 
 int rf_uhd_start_rx_stream(void *h)
 {
-  rf_uhd_handler_t *handler = (rf_uhd_handler_t*) h;
+ rf_uhd_handler_t *handler = (rf_uhd_handler_t*) h;
+
   uhd_stream_cmd_t stream_cmd = {
         .stream_mode = UHD_STREAM_MODE_START_CONTINUOUS,
-        .stream_now = true
-  };  
-  uhd_rx_streamer_issue_stream_cmd(handler->rx_stream, &stream_cmd);
-  return 0;
+        .stream_now = false
+  };
+  uhd_usrp_get_time_now(handler->usrp, 0, &stream_cmd.time_spec_full_secs, &stream_cmd.time_spec_frac_secs);
+  stream_cmd.time_spec_frac_secs += 0.5; 
+  if (stream_cmd.time_spec_frac_secs > 1) {
+    stream_cmd.time_spec_frac_secs -= 1;
+    stream_cmd.time_spec_full_secs += 1; 
+  }
+  uhd_rx_streamer_issue_stream_cmd(handler->rx_stream, &stream_cmd);  return 0;
 }
 
 int rf_uhd_stop_rx_stream(void *h)