diff --git a/srsenb/hdr/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.h b/srsenb/hdr/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.h
index 7adfccaab..9da14a51f 100644
--- a/srsenb/hdr/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.h
+++ b/srsenb/hdr/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.h
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ public:
   bool pucch_sr_collision(uint32_t tti, uint32_t n_cce);
 
 private:
+  void check_ue_cfg_correctness() const;
   bool is_sr_triggered();
 
   uint32_t            allocate_mac_sdus(sched_interface::dl_sched_data_t* data, uint32_t total_tbs, uint32_t tbidx);
diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.cc
index 34327d68a..d4757697f 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/mac/scheduler_ue.cc
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ void sched_ue::set_cfg(const sched_interface::ue_cfg_t& cfg_)
     pending_ces.emplace_back(srslte::dl_sch_lcid::SCELL_ACTIVATION);
     log_h->info("SCHED: Enqueueing SCell Activation CMD for rnti=0x%x\n", rnti);
   }
+
+  check_ue_cfg_correctness();
 }
 
 void sched_ue::reset()
@@ -179,6 +181,35 @@ void sched_ue::new_tti(srslte::tti_point new_tti)
   lch_handler.new_tti();
 }
 
+/// sanity check the UE CC configuration
+void sched_ue::check_ue_cfg_correctness() const
+{
+  using cc_t             = sched::ue_cfg_t::cc_cfg_t;
+  const auto& cc_list    = cfg.supported_cc_list;
+  bool        has_scells = std::count_if(cc_list.begin(), cc_list.end(), [](const cc_t& c) { return c.active; }) > 1;
+
+  if (has_scells) {
+    // In case of CA, CQI configs must exist and cannot collide in the PUCCH
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < cc_list.size(); ++i) {
+      const auto& cc1 = cc_list[i];
+      if (not cc1.active) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (not cc1.dl_cfg.cqi_report.periodic_configured and not cc1.dl_cfg.cqi_report.aperiodic_configured) {
+        log_h->warning("SCHED: No CQI configuration was provided for UE scell index=%d \n", i);
+      } else if (cc1.dl_cfg.cqi_report.periodic_configured) {
+        for (uint32_t j = i + 1; j < cc_list.size(); ++j) {
+          if (cc_list[j].active and cc_list[j].dl_cfg.cqi_report.periodic_configured and
+              cc_list[j].dl_cfg.cqi_report.pmi_idx == cc1.dl_cfg.cqi_report.pmi_idx) {
+            log_h->warning(
+                "SCHED: The provided CQI configurations for UE scells %d and %d collide in the PUCCH\n", i, j);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /*******************************************************
  *
  * FAPI-like main scheduler interface.