diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB_S1AP.c b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB_S1AP.c
index f07a071b070c1d1edf2406a71f93e2c11aa994f7..3a22180a3652ecc3439849a770bea6a27b159f7b 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB_S1AP.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB_S1AP.c
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ rrc_eNB_send_S1AP_NAS_FIRST_REQ(
           // actually the eNB configuration contains only one PLMN (can be up to 6)
           S1AP_NAS_FIRST_REQ (message_p).ue_identity.gummei.mcc = enb_properties_p->properties[ctxt_pP->module_id]->mcc;
           S1AP_NAS_FIRST_REQ (message_p).ue_identity.gummei.mnc = enb_properties_p->properties[ctxt_pP->module_id]->mnc;
+          S1AP_NAS_FIRST_REQ (message_p).ue_identity.gummei.mnc_len = enb_properties_p->properties[ctxt_pP->module_id]->mnc_digit_length;
         }
 
         S1AP_NAS_FIRST_REQ (message_p).ue_identity.gummei.mme_code     = BIT_STRING_to_uint8 (&r_mme->mmec);