diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index b0701675019aeffb6fb28d21d1414f44a62c8a68..9ccb0e66ab149bb333d46da09ac923515321d2d9 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ schedule_ulsch_rnti(module_id_t module_idP,
 
 	  // this is the normalized RX power and this should be constant (regardless of mcs
 	  normalized_rx_power = UE_sched_ctrl->pusch_snr[CC_id];
-	  target_rx_power = 158;
+	  target_rx_power = 178;
 
 	  // this assumes accumulated tpc
 	  // make sure that we are only sending a tpc update once a frame, otherwise the control loop will freak out