diff --git a/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h b/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h
index bfbbbcb9c..ade136bc3 100644
--- a/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h
+++ b/srsenb/hdr/phy/phy.h
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ public:
   int  init(const phy_args_t&            args,
             const phy_cfg_t&             cfg,
             srsran::radio_interface_phy* radio_,
-            stack_interface_phy_lte*     stack_,
+            stack_interface_phy_lte*     stack_lte_,
+            stack_interface_phy_nr&      stack_nr_,
             enb_time_interface*          enb_);
   int  init(const phy_args_t&            args,
             const phy_cfg_t&             cfg,
             srsran::radio_interface_phy* radio_,
-            stack_interface_phy_lte*     stack_lte_,
-            stack_interface_phy_nr&      stack_nr_,
+            stack_interface_phy_lte*     stack_,
             enb_time_interface*          enb_);
   void stop() override;
 
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public:
 
   void srsran_phy_logger(phy_logger_level_t log_level, char* str);
 
-  int init_nr(const phy_args_t& args, const phy_cfg_t& cfg, stack_interface_phy_nr& stack);
   int set_common_cfg(const common_cfg_t& common_cfg) override;
 
 private:
@@ -103,6 +102,12 @@ private:
   common_cfg_t       common_cfg = {};
 
   void parse_common_config(const phy_cfg_t& cfg);
+  int  init_lte(const phy_args_t&            args,
+                const phy_cfg_t&             cfg,
+                srsran::radio_interface_phy* radio_,
+                stack_interface_phy_lte*     stack_,
+                enb_time_interface*          enb_);
+  int  init_nr(const phy_args_t& args, const phy_cfg_t& cfg, stack_interface_phy_nr& stack);
 };
 
 } // namespace srsenb
diff --git a/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc b/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
index 18b174416..47d59199c 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/phy/phy.cc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ int phy::init(const phy_args_t&            args,
               stack_interface_phy_nr&      stack_nr_,
               enb_time_interface*          enb_)
 {
-  if (init(args, cfg, radio_, stack_lte_, enb_) != SRSRAN_SUCCESS) {
+  if (init_lte(args, cfg, radio_, stack_lte_, enb_) != SRSRAN_SUCCESS) {
     phy_log.error("Couldn't initialize LTE PHY");
     return SRSRAN_ERROR;
   }
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ int phy::init(const phy_args_t&            args,
     return SRSRAN_ERROR;
   }
 
+  tx_rx.init(enb_, radio, &lte_workers, &workers_common, &prach, SF_RECV_THREAD_PRIO);
+  initialized = true;
+
   return SRSRAN_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -118,6 +121,23 @@ int phy::init(const phy_args_t&            args,
               srsran::radio_interface_phy* radio_,
               stack_interface_phy_lte*     stack_lte_,
               enb_time_interface*          enb_)
+{
+  if (init_lte(args, cfg, radio_, stack_lte_, enb_) != SRSRAN_SUCCESS) {
+    phy_log.error("Couldn't initialize LTE PHY");
+    return SRSRAN_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  tx_rx.init(enb_, radio, &lte_workers, &workers_common, &prach, SF_RECV_THREAD_PRIO);
+  initialized = true;
+
+  return SRSRAN_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int phy::init_lte(const phy_args_t&            args,
+                  const phy_cfg_t&             cfg,
+                  srsran::radio_interface_phy* radio_,
+                  stack_interface_phy_lte*     stack_lte_,
+                  enb_time_interface*          enb_)
 {
   if (cfg.phy_cell_cfg.size() > SRSRAN_MAX_CARRIERS) {
     phy_log.error(
@@ -166,11 +186,6 @@ int phy::init(const phy_args_t&            args,
   }
   prach.set_max_prach_offset_us(args.max_prach_offset_us);
 
-  // Warning this must be initialized after all workers have been added to the pool
-  tx_rx.init(enb_, radio, &lte_workers, &workers_common, &prach, SF_RECV_THREAD_PRIO);
-
-  initialized = true;
-
   return SRSRAN_SUCCESS;
 }