diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LITE/L2_interface.c b/openair2/RRC/LITE/L2_interface.c
index 408e0e817546a3f3833459e0bc0c33ea256f9b7f..504bf8ee9b9dd9f86852259927d331a59336ce52 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LITE/L2_interface.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LITE/L2_interface.c
@@ -807,7 +807,10 @@ mac_UE_get_rrc_status(
 )
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 {
-  return(UE_rrc_inst[Mod_idP].Info[indexP].State);
+  if (UE_rrc_inst)
+    return(UE_rrc_inst[Mod_idP].Info[indexP].State);
+  else
+    return(-1);
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index f9b177365c48576ba35f8e8c48d8646a8d1170f8..e90fc4335c5edd68369163e1cde3fcc9f474dc0b 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     printf("configuring for UE\n");
 
     set_comp_log(HW,      LOG_DEBUG,  LOG_HIGH, 1);
-    set_comp_log(PHY,     LOG_DEBUG,   LOG_HIGH, 1);
+    set_comp_log(PHY,     LOG_INFO,   LOG_HIGH, 1);
     set_comp_log(MAC,     LOG_INFO,   LOG_HIGH, 1);
     set_comp_log(RLC,     LOG_INFO,   LOG_HIGH | FLAG_THREAD, 1);
     set_comp_log(PDCP,    LOG_INFO,   LOG_HIGH, 1);