diff --git a/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/mac.h b/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/mac.h
index 2faa9c6f4..6718f6875 100644
--- a/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/mac.h
+++ b/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/mac.h
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ private:
   mac_interface_phy_lte::mac_phy_cfg_mbsfn_t phy_mbsfn_cfg;
 
   // RNTI search window scheduling
-  int si_window_length, si_window_start;
-  int ra_window_length, ra_window_start;
-  int p_window_start;
+  int si_window_length = -1, si_window_start = -1;
+  int ra_window_length = -1, ra_window_start = -1;
+  int p_window_start = -1;
 
   // UE-specific RNTIs
   ue_rnti_t uernti;
diff --git a/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/proc_ra.h b/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/proc_ra.h
index d47c7b07b..ad0062335 100644
--- a/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/proc_ra.h
+++ b/srsue/hdr/stack/mac/proc_ra.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public:
   void start_mac_order(uint32_t msg_len_bits = 56, bool is_ho = false);
   void step(uint32_t tti);
 
-  bool update_rar_window(int* rar_window_start, int* rar_window_length);
+  void update_rar_window(int& rar_window_start, int& rar_window_length);
   bool is_contention_resolution();
   void harq_retx();
   void harq_max_retx();
diff --git a/srsue/src/stack/mac/mac.cc b/srsue/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
index ade7a9d3b..3ba84d59e 100644
--- a/srsue/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/stack/mac/mac.cc
@@ -233,20 +233,18 @@ void mac::run_tti(const uint32_t tti)
   }
 
   ra_procedure.step(tti);
-  ra_window_start  = -1;
-  ra_window_length = -1;
-  ra_procedure.update_rar_window(&ra_window_start, &ra_window_length);
+  ra_procedure.update_rar_window(ra_window_start, ra_window_length);
 }
 
-void mac::bcch_start_rx(int si_window_start, int si_window_length)
+void mac::bcch_start_rx(int si_window_start_, int si_window_length_)
 {
-  if (si_window_length >= 0 && si_window_start >= 0) {
-    dl_harq.at(0)->set_si_window_start(si_window_start);
-    this->si_window_length = si_window_length;
-    this->si_window_start  = si_window_start;
+  if (si_window_length_ >= 0 && si_window_start_ >= 0) {
+    dl_harq.at(0)->set_si_window_start(si_window_start_);
+    si_window_length = si_window_length_;
+    si_window_start  = si_window_start_;
   } else {
-    this->si_window_length = 0;
-    this->si_window_start  = 0;
+    si_window_length = 0;
+    si_window_start  = 0;
   }
   Info("SCHED: Searching for DL dci for SI-RNTI window_st=%d, window_len=%d\n", si_window_start, si_window_length);
 }
diff --git a/srsue/src/stack/mac/proc_ra.cc b/srsue/src/stack/mac/proc_ra.cc
index 89dfe9b32..6485dc00d 100644
--- a/srsue/src/stack/mac/proc_ra.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/stack/mac/proc_ra.cc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace srsue {
 const char* state_str[] = {"RA:    INIT:   ",
                            "RA:    PDCCH:  ",
                            "RA:    Rx:     ",
-                           "RA:    Backof: ",
+                           "RA:    Backoff:",
                            "RA:    ConRes: ",
                            "RA:    WaitComplt: ",
                            "RA:    Complt: "};
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void ra_proc::response_error()
       rDebug("Backoff wait interval %d\n", backoff_interval);
       state = BACKOFF_WAIT;
     } else {
-      rDebug("Transmitting inmediatly (%d/%d)\n", preambleTransmissionCounter, rach_cfg.preambleTransMax);
+      rDebug("Transmitting immediately (%d/%d)\n", preambleTransmissionCounter, rach_cfg.preambleTransMax);
       resource_selection();
     }
   }
@@ -609,22 +609,17 @@ void ra_proc::pdcch_to_crnti(bool is_new_uplink_transmission)
   }
 }
 
-bool ra_proc::update_rar_window(int* rar_window_start, int* rar_window_length)
+void ra_proc::update_rar_window(int& rar_window_start, int& rar_window_length)
 {
-  if (state == RESPONSE_RECEPTION) {
-    if (rar_window_length) {
-      *rar_window_length = rach_cfg.responseWindowSize;
-    }
-    if (rar_window_start) {
-      *rar_window_start = rar_window_st;
-    }
-    return true;
+  if (state != RESPONSE_RECEPTION) {
+    // reset RAR window params to default values to disable RAR search
+    rar_window_start = -1;
+    rar_window_length = -1;
   } else {
-    if (rar_window_length) {
-      *rar_window_length = -1;
-    }
-    return false;
+    rar_window_length = rach_cfg.responseWindowSize;
+    rar_window_start = rar_window_st;
   }
+  rDebug("rar_window_start=%d, rar_window_length=%d\n", rar_window_start, rar_window_length);
 }
 
 // Restart timer at each Msg3 HARQ retransmission (5.1.5)
diff --git a/srsue/src/stack/rrc/rrc_procedures.cc b/srsue/src/stack/rrc/rrc_procedures.cc
index f212ebef3..949cfe0e8 100644
--- a/srsue/src/stack/rrc/rrc_procedures.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/stack/rrc/rrc_procedures.cc
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ proc_outcome_t rrc::connection_request_proc::step()
 
     // Save dedicatedInfoNAS SDU
     if (rrc_ptr->dedicated_info_nas.get()) {
-      log_h->warning("Received a new dedicatedInfoNAS SDU but there was one still in queue. Removing it\n");
+      log_h->warning("Received a new dedicatedInfoNAS SDU but there was one still in queue. Removing it.\n");
     }
 
     Info("Waiting for RRCConnectionSetup/Reject or expiry\n");
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ void rrc::connection_request_proc::then(const srslte::proc_state_t& result)
 {
   if (result.is_error()) {
     log_h->warning("Could not establish connection. Deallocating dedicatedInfoNAS PDU\n");
-    this->dedicated_info_nas.reset();
+    dedicated_info_nas.reset();
+    rrc_ptr->dedicated_info_nas.reset();
   } else {
     Info("Finished connection request procedure successfully.\n");
   }