diff --git a/srsenb/hdr/stack/upper/s1ap.h b/srsenb/hdr/stack/upper/s1ap.h
index 7b85600b8..44572bdf4 100644
--- a/srsenb/hdr/stack/upper/s1ap.h
+++ b/srsenb/hdr/stack/upper/s1ap.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 namespace srsenb {
 
 struct ue_ctxt_t {
-  static const uint16_t invalid_rnti   = std::numeric_limits<uint16_t>::max();
+  static const uint16_t invalid_rnti   = 0;
   static const uint32_t invalid_id     = std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
   uint16_t              rnti           = invalid_rnti;
   uint32_t              enb_ue_s1ap_id = invalid_id;