diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c
index 177746650131735864fba03440df06a3bb88c287..1056d2b9acd5590c15678019fca70a766f7e83f3 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c
@@ -3931,7 +3931,7 @@ double sinr_eff_cqi_calc(PHY_VARS_UE *phy_vars_ue, u8 eNB_id){
   sinr_eff_qam64 = (p_qam64[0]*pow(I_qam64_avg,7) + p_qam64[1]*pow(I_qam64_avg,6) + p_qam64[2]*pow(I_qam64_avg,5) + p_qam64[3]*pow(I_qam64_avg,4) + p_qam64[4]*pow(I_qam64_avg,3) + p_qam64[5]*pow(I_qam64_avg,2) + p_qam64[6]*I_qam64_avg + p_qam64[7]);
   sinr_eff = cmax3(sinr_eff_qpsk,sinr_eff_qam16,sinr_eff_qam64);
   
-  printf("SINR_Eff = %e\n",sinr_eff);
+  msg("SINR_Eff = %e\n",sinr_eff);
   
   return(sinr_eff);
 }
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_decoding.c
index d9afadecca26455be84b5e3df26e4b1926350c92..d65daadf2ded5ee2695acd000fb000d163a728d3 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_decoding.c
@@ -607,10 +607,10 @@ uint32_t  dlsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_UE *phy_vars_ue,
 	      sinr_eff = (p_qam64[0]*pow(I,7) + p_qam64[1]*pow(I,6) + p_qam64[2]*pow(I,5) + p_qam64[3]*pow(I,4) + p_qam64[4]*pow(I,3) + p_qam64[5]*pow(I,2) + p_qam64[6]*I + p_qam64[7]);
 	    }	  
 
- sinr_eff = sinr_eff + 10*log10(beta2_dlsch_MI[TM][mcs]); 
- printf("SINR_Eff = %e\n",sinr_eff);
+  sinr_eff = sinr_eff + 10*log10(beta2_dlsch_MI[TM][mcs]);
+  msg("SINR_Eff = %e\n",sinr_eff);
 
- sinr_eff *= 10;
+  sinr_eff *= 10;
   sinr_eff = floor(sinr_eff);
   // if ((int)sinr_eff%2) {
   //   sinr_eff += 1;
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c
index e598f0778750353aa2c4a5b87b1800eceb24e055..63e123daef3d3d4db2c7510593e14bf6982efa4c 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c
@@ -1626,7 +1626,7 @@ int ulsch_abstraction_MIESM(double* sinr_dB,uint8_t TM, uint8_t mcs,uint16_t nrb
     sinr_eff = sinr_eff * beta2_dlsch_MI[TM][mcs]; 
 	}
 
-  printf("SINR_Eff = %e\n",sinr_eff);
+  msg("SINR_Eff = %e\n",sinr_eff);
 
  sinr_eff *= 10;
   sinr_eff = floor(sinr_eff);