diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/phy.cc b/srsue/src/phy/phy.cc
index 3b5c7a3f9..9fca03a4c 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/phy.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/phy.cc
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ bool phy::set_config(const srsran::phy_cfg_t& config_, uint32_t cc_idx)
   if (cc_idx >= args.nof_lte_carriers) {
     srsran::console("Received SCell configuration for index %d but there are not enough CC workers available\n",
                     cc_idx);
-    return false;
+    return true;
   }
 
   Info("Setting configuration");