diff --git a/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c b/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c
index 7eb877b3b..511cdde2f 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/ue/ue_sync.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int srslte_ue_sync_init_multi_decim(srslte_ue_sync_t *q,
     srslte_sync_set_cfo_cp_enable(&q->sfind,    true);
     srslte_sync_set_cfo_pss_enable(&q->sfind,   true);
     srslte_sync_set_pss_filt_enable(&q->sfind,  true);
-    srslte_sync_set_sss_eq_enable(&q->sfind,    true);
+    srslte_sync_set_sss_eq_enable(&q->sfind,    false);
 
     // During track, we do CFO correction outside the sync object
     srslte_sync_set_cfo_i_enable(&q->strack,    false);
diff --git a/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc b/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
index 473011d7b..06ae1baa2 100644
--- a/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
+++ b/srsue/src/phy/phch_recv.cc
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void phch_recv::set_ue_sync_opts(srslte_ue_sync_t *q)
                                  worker_com->args->cfo_loop_pss_tol,
                                  worker_com->args->cfo_loop_pss_conv);
 
-  q->strack.pss.chest_on_filter = true;
+  q->strack.pss.chest_on_filter = worker_com->args->sic_pss_enabled;
 
   int time_correct_period = worker_com->args->time_correct_period;
   if (time_correct_period > 0) {