diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/sched_ue_ctrl/sched_ue_cell.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/sched_ue_ctrl/sched_ue_cell.cc
index 355059ee1..95b65d1cc 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/sched_ue_ctrl/sched_ue_cell.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/sched_ue_ctrl/sched_ue_cell.cc
@@ -112,8 +112,12 @@ void sched_ue_cell::set_ue_cfg(const sched_interface::ue_cfg_t& ue_cfg_)
       case cc_st::active:
         if (ue_cc_idx < 0 or not ue_cfg->supported_cc_list[ue_cc_idx].active) {
           cc_state_ = cc_st::deactivating;
-          logger.info(
-              "SCHED: Deactivating SCell, rnti=0x%x, cc=%d, SCellIndex=%d...", rnti, cell_cfg->enb_cc_idx, ue_cc_idx);
+          if (ue_cc_idx > 0) {
+            logger.info(
+                "SCHED: Deactivating SCell, rnti=0x%x, cc=%d, SCellIndex=%d...", rnti, cell_cfg->enb_cc_idx, ue_cc_idx);
+          } else {
+            logger.info("SCHED: Deactivating previous PCell, rnti=0x%x, cc=%d...", rnti, cell_cfg->enb_cc_idx);
+          }
         }
         break;
       case cc_st::deactivating:
diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_ue.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_ue.cc
index 56c1a686d..c870588ce 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_ue.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/rrc/rrc_ue.cc
@@ -1246,12 +1246,11 @@ void rrc::ue::update_scells()
   const ue_cell_ded*     pcell     = ue_cell_list.get_ue_cc_idx(UE_PCELL_CC_IDX);
   const enb_cell_common* pcell_cfg = pcell->cell_common;
 
-  if (ue_cell_list.nof_cells() == pcell_cfg->scells.size() + 1) {
-    // SCells already added
+  // Check whether UE supports CA
+  if (eutra_capabilities.access_stratum_release.to_number() < 10) {
+    parent->logger.info("UE doesn't support CA. Skipping SCell activation");
     return;
   }
-
-  // Check whether UE supports CA
   if (not eutra_capabilities.non_crit_ext_present or not eutra_capabilities.non_crit_ext.non_crit_ext_present or
       not eutra_capabilities.non_crit_ext.non_crit_ext.non_crit_ext_present or
       not eutra_capabilities.non_crit_ext.non_crit_ext.non_crit_ext.rf_params_v1020_present or
@@ -1261,6 +1260,11 @@ void rrc::ue::update_scells()
     return;
   }
 
+  if (ue_cell_list.nof_cells() == pcell_cfg->scells.size() + 1) {
+    // SCells already added
+    return;
+  }
+
   for (const enb_cell_common* scell : pcell_cfg->scells) {
     ue_cell_list.add_cell(scell->enb_cc_idx);
   }