diff --git a/lte/phy/examples/cell_search_utils.c b/lte/phy/examples/cell_search_utils.c
index e511af237..0ba0d8393 100644
--- a/lte/phy/examples/cell_search_utils.c
+++ b/lte/phy/examples/cell_search_utils.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ int cell_search(void *uhd, int force_N_id_2, lte_cell_t *cell)
 {
   int ret; 
   uint32_t nof_tx_ports; 
-  uint8_t bch_payload[BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN], bch_payload_packed[BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN];
+  uint8_t bch_payload[BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN], bch_payload_unpacked[BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN];
   
   ue_celldetect_result_t found_cells[3];
   bzero(found_cells, 3*sizeof(ue_celldetect_result_t));
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ int cell_search(void *uhd, int force_N_id_2, lte_cell_t *cell)
   cell->cp = found_cells[max_peak_cell].cp;
   cell->id = found_cells[max_peak_cell].cell_id;
   cell->nof_ports = nof_tx_ports; 
-  
-  bit_pack_vector(bch_payload, bch_payload_packed, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);
-  bcch_bch_mib_unpack(bch_payload_packed, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN, cell, NULL);  
+
+  bit_unpack_vector(bch_payload, bch_payload_unpacked, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);
+  bcch_bch_mib_unpack(bch_payload_unpacked, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN, cell, NULL);  
   
   /* set sampling frequency */
   int srate = lte_sampling_freq_hz(cell->nof_prb);
diff --git a/lte/phy/lib/phch/src/pbch.c b/lte/phy/lib/phch/src/pbch.c
index 26f10a3b6..b2171b831 100644
--- a/lte/phy/lib/phch/src/pbch.c
+++ b/lte/phy/lib/phch/src/pbch.c
@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@ uint32_t pbch_crc_check(pbch_t *q, uint8_t *bits, uint32_t nof_ports) {
   int ret = crc_checksum(&q->crc, data, BCH_PAYLOADCRC_LEN);
   if (ret == 0) {
     uint32_t chkzeros=0;
-    for (int i=0;i<BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN && !chkzeros;i++) {
+    for (int i=0;i<BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN;i++) {
       chkzeros += data[i];
     }
     if (chkzeros) {
       return 0;
     } else {
-      return -1;
+      return LIBLTE_ERROR;
     }
   } else {
     return ret; 
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ int pbch_decode_frame(pbch_t *q, uint32_t src, uint32_t dst, uint32_t n,
   /* FIXME: If channel estimates are zero, received LLR are NaN. Check and return error */
   for (j = 0; j < BCH_ENCODED_LEN; j++) {
     if (isnan(q->pbch_rm_f[j]) || isinf(q->pbch_rm_f[j])) {
-      return 0;
+      return LIBLTE_ERROR;
     }
   }
-
+  
   /* decode */
   viterbi_decode_f(&q->decoder, q->pbch_rm_f, q->data, BCH_PAYLOADCRC_LEN);
 
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ int pbch_decode(pbch_t *q, cf_t *slot1_symbols, cf_t *ce_slot1[MAX_PORTS],
     }
     if (bch_payload) {
       memcpy(bch_payload, q->data, sizeof(uint8_t) * BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);      
+      vec_fprint_hex(stdout, bch_payload, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);
     }
   }
   return ret;
diff --git a/lte/phy/lib/phch/test/pbch_test.c b/lte/phy/lib/phch/test/pbch_test.c
index 4f1a106b1..ffeece5a0 100644
--- a/lte/phy/lib/phch/test/pbch_test.c
+++ b/lte/phy/lib/phch/test/pbch_test.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include "liblte/phy/phy.h"
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     exit(-1);
   }
 
+  srand(time(NULL));
   for (i=0;i<BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN;i++) {
     bch_payload_tx[i] = rand()%2;
   }
@@ -134,17 +136,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     free(ce[i]);
     free(slot1_symbols[i]);
   }
+  printf("Tx ports: %d - Rx ports: %d\n", cell.nof_ports, nof_rx_ports);
+  printf("Tx payload: ");
+  vec_fprint_hex(stdout, bch_payload_tx, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);
+  printf("Rx payload: ");
+  vec_fprint_hex(stdout, bch_payload_rx, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);
 
   if (nof_rx_ports == cell.nof_ports && !memcmp(bch_payload_rx, bch_payload_tx, sizeof(uint8_t) * BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN)) {
     printf("OK\n");
     exit(0);
   } else {
     printf("Error\n");
-    printf("Tx ports: %d - Rx ports: %d\n", cell.nof_ports, nof_rx_ports);
-    printf("Tx payload: ");
-    vec_fprint_hex(stdout, bch_payload_tx, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);
-    printf("Rx payload: ");
-    vec_fprint_hex(stdout, bch_payload_rx, BCH_PAYLOAD_LEN);
     exit(-1);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lte/phy/lib/utils/src/bit.c b/lte/phy/lib/utils/src/bit.c
index c2637281e..3707cb147 100644
--- a/lte/phy/lib/utils/src/bit.c
+++ b/lte/phy/lib/utils/src/bit.c
@@ -31,16 +31,15 @@
 
 #include "liblte/phy/utils/bit.h"
 
-
-void bit_pack_vector(uint8_t *bit_unpacked, uint8_t *bits_packed, int nof_bits)
+void bit_pack_vector(uint8_t *bits_unpacked, uint8_t *bits_packed, int nof_bits)
 {
   uint32_t i, nbytes;
   nbytes = nof_bits/8;
   for (i=0;i<nbytes;i++) {
-    bit_pack(bits_packed[i], &bits_packed, 8);
+    bit_pack(bits_unpacked[i], &bits_packed, 8);
   }
   if (nof_bits%8) {
-    bit_pack(bits_packed[i], &bits_packed, nof_bits%8);
+    bit_pack(bits_unpacked[i], &bits_packed, nof_bits%8);
   }
 }
 
@@ -54,15 +53,15 @@ void bit_pack(uint32_t value, uint8_t **bits, int nof_bits)
     *bits += nof_bits;
 }
 
-void bit_unpack_vector(uint8_t *bits_packed, uint8_t *bit_unpacked, int nof_bits)
+void bit_unpack_vector(uint8_t *bits_packed, uint8_t *bits_unpacked, int nof_bits)
 {
   uint32_t i, nbytes;
   nbytes = nof_bits/8;
   for (i=0;i<nbytes;i++) {
-    bits_packed[i] = bit_unpack(&bit_unpacked, 8);
+    bits_unpacked[i] = bit_unpack(&bits_packed, 8);
   }
   if (nof_bits%8) {
-    bits_packed[i] = bit_unpack(&bit_unpacked, nof_bits%8);
+    bits_unpacked[i] = bit_unpack(&bits_packed, nof_bits%8);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lte/rrc/lib/rrc_msg/src/bcch.c b/lte/rrc/lib/rrc_msg/src/bcch.c
index 5c74aea40..afb571591 100644
--- a/lte/rrc/lib/rrc_msg/src/bcch.c
+++ b/lte/rrc/lib/rrc_msg/src/bcch.c
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ int bcch_bch_mib_pack(lte_cell_t *cell, uint32_t sfn, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t
     printf("Encoding failed.\n");
     printf("Failed to encode element %s\n", n.failed_type ? n.failed_type->name : "");
     return LIBLTE_ERROR;
-  } else {
-    printf("Encoding ok\n");
-  }
+  } 
   asn_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_MasterInformationBlock, &req); 
   return LIBLTE_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -106,13 +104,12 @@ int bcch_bch_mib_unpack(uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t msg_nof_bits, lte_cell_t *cell
     perror("calloc");
     return LIBLTE_ERROR; 
   }
-  asn_dec_rval_t n = uper_decode(opt_codec_ctx, &asn_DEF_MasterInformationBlock, (void**) &req, &buffer, msg_nof_bits/8,0,msg_nof_bits%8);
+  asn_dec_rval_t n = uper_decode(opt_codec_ctx, &asn_DEF_MasterInformationBlock, 
+                                 (void**) &req, buffer, msg_nof_bits/8,0,msg_nof_bits%8);
   if (n.consumed == -1) {
     printf("Decoding failed.\n");
     return LIBLTE_ERROR;
-  } else {
-    printf("Decoding ok\n");
-  }
+  } 
   asn_fprint(stdout, &asn_DEF_MasterInformationBlock, req); 
 
   switch(req->dl_Bandwidth) {