diff --git a/srsenb/src/mac/mac.cc b/srsenb/src/mac/mac.cc
index 38c6ac43a..98139f735 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/mac/mac.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/mac/mac.cc
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ int mac::ack_info(uint32_t tti, uint16_t rnti, uint32_t tb_idx, bool ack)
   if (ack) {
     if (nof_bytes > 64) { // do not count RLC status messages only
       rrc_h->set_activity_user(rnti); 
-      log_h->debug("DL activity rnti=0x%x, n_bytes=%d\n", rnti, nof_bytes);
+      log_h->info("DL activity rnti=0x%x, n_bytes=%d\n", rnti, nof_bytes);
     }
   }
   return 0; 
@@ -313,10 +313,6 @@ int mac::crc_info(uint32_t tti, uint16_t rnti, uint32_t nof_bytes, bool crc)
     if (crc) {
       ue_db[rnti]->push_pdu(tti, nof_bytes);
       pdu_process_thread.notify();      
-      if (nof_bytes > 64) { // do not count RLC status messages only
-        rrc_h->set_activity_user(rnti); 
-        log_h->debug("UL activity rnti=0x%x, n_bytes=%d\n", rnti, nof_bytes);
-      }
     } else {
       ue_db[rnti]->deallocate_pdu(tti);
     }
diff --git a/srsenb/src/mac/ue.cc b/srsenb/src/mac/ue.cc
index 697bc8b8d..f81331479 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/mac/ue.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/mac/ue.cc
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ void ue::process_pdu(uint8_t* pdu, uint32_t nof_bytes, srslte::pdu_queue::channe
       // Indicate scheduler to update BSR counters 
       sched->ul_recv_len(rnti, mac_msg_ul.get()->get_sdu_lcid(), mac_msg_ul.get()->get_payload_size());
 
+      // Indicate RRC about successful activity if valid RLC message is received
+      if (mac_msg_ul.get()->get_payload_size() > 64) { // do not count RLC status messages only
+        rrc->set_activity_user(rnti);
+        log_h->info("UL activity rnti=0x%x, n_bytes=%d\n", rnti, nof_bytes);
+      }
+
       if ((int) mac_msg_ul.get()->get_payload_size() > most_data) {
         most_data = (int) mac_msg_ul.get()->get_payload_size();
         lcid_most_data = mac_msg_ul.get()->get_sdu_lcid();