diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c
index a711695228c6cddf3628f5e1177bae59d46f6549..c0413c3411d9e753d9267ce951406898b20a859e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/pre_processor.c
@@ -2365,11 +2365,14 @@ void ulsch_scheduler_pre_ue_select(
   }
   // UE round >0
   for ( UE_id = 0; UE_id < NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX; UE_id++ ) {
+      if (UE_list->active[UE_id] == FALSE)
+          continue;
+
       rnti = UE_RNTI(module_idP,UE_id);
-      CC_id = UE_PCCID(module_idP,UE_id);
       if (rnti ==NOT_A_RNTI)
         continue;
 
+      CC_id = UE_PCCID(module_idP,UE_id);
       if (UE_list->UE_template[CC_id][UE_id].configured == FALSE)
         continue;
 
@@ -2473,11 +2476,18 @@ void ulsch_scheduler_pre_ue_select(
   }
 
   for ( UE_id = 0; UE_id < NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX; UE_id++ ) {
+    if (UE_list->active[UE_id] == FALSE)
+        continue;
+
     rnti = UE_RNTI(module_idP,UE_id);
-    CC_id = UE_PCCID(module_idP,UE_id);
     if (rnti ==NOT_A_RNTI)
         continue;
 
+    CC_id = UE_PCCID(module_idP,UE_id);
+
+    if (UE_id > last_ulsch_ue_id[CC_id])
+        continue;
+
     if (UE_list->UE_template[CC_id][UE_id].configured == FALSE)
         continue;
 
@@ -2496,9 +2506,6 @@ void ulsch_scheduler_pre_ue_select(
         }
     }
 
-    if (UE_id > last_ulsch_ue_id[CC_id])
-        continue;
-
     for(i = 0;i<ulsch_ue_select[CC_id].ue_num;i++){
       if(ulsch_ue_select[CC_id].list[i].UE_id == UE_id){
        break;