diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc
index f72a743c6..0f3a29584 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.cc
@@ -357,21 +357,36 @@ UeManager::SetupDataRadioBearer (EpsBearer bearer, uint8_t bearerId, uint32_t gt
 }
 
 void
-UeManager::StartDataRadioBearers ()
+UeManager::RecordDataRadioBearersToBeStarted ()
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << (uint32_t) m_rnti);
   for (std::map <uint8_t, Ptr<LteDataRadioBearerInfo> >::iterator it = m_drbMap.begin ();
        it != m_drbMap.end ();
        ++it)
     {
-      it->second->m_rlc->Start ();
-      if (it->second->m_pdcp)
-        {
-          it->second->m_pdcp->Start ();
-        }
+      m_drbsToBeStarted.push_back (it->first);
     }    
 }
 
+void
+UeManager::StartDataRadioBearers ()
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << (uint32_t) m_rnti);
+  for (std::list <uint8_t>::iterator drbIdIt = m_drbsToBeStarted.begin ();
+       drbIdIt != m_drbsToBeStarted.end ();
+       ++drbIdIt)
+    {
+      std::map <uint8_t, Ptr<LteDataRadioBearerInfo> >::iterator drbIt = m_drbMap.find (*drbIdIt);
+      NS_ASSERT (drbIt != m_drbMap.end ());
+      drbIt->second->m_rlc->Start ();
+      if (drbIt->second->m_pdcp)
+        {
+          drbIt->second->m_pdcp->Start ();
+        }
+    }
+  m_drbsToBeStarted.clear ();
+}
+
 
 void
 UeManager::ReleaseDataRadioBearer (uint8_t drbid)
@@ -417,6 +432,7 @@ UeManager::ScheduleRrcConnectionReconfiguration ()
         m_pendingRrcConnectionReconfiguration = false;
         LteRrcSap::RrcConnectionReconfiguration msg = BuildRrcConnectionReconfiguration ();
         m_rrc->m_rrcSapUser->SendRrcConnectionReconfiguration (m_rnti, msg);
+        RecordDataRadioBearersToBeStarted ();
         SwitchToState (CONNECTION_RECONFIGURATION);
       }
       break;      
@@ -648,6 +664,7 @@ UeManager::RecvRrcConnectionRequest (LteRrcSap::RrcConnectionRequest msg)
         msg2.rrcTransactionIdentifier = GetNewRrcTransactionIdentifier ();
         msg2.radioResourceConfigDedicated = BuildRadioResourceConfigDedicated ();
         m_rrc->m_rrcSapUser->SendRrcConnectionSetup (m_rnti, msg2);
+        RecordDataRadioBearersToBeStarted ();
         SwitchToState (CONNECTION_SETUP);
       }
       break;
diff --git a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h
index b6a250f66..42f933d42 100644
--- a/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h
+++ b/src/lte/model/lte-enb-rrc.h
@@ -127,12 +127,19 @@ public:
    * 
    */
   void SetupDataRadioBearer (EpsBearer bearer, uint8_t bearerId, uint32_t gtpTeid, Ipv4Address transportLayerAddress);
-  
+
   /** 
    * Start all configured data radio bearers. It is safe to call this
    * method if any bearer had been already started previously.
    * 
    */
+  void RecordDataRadioBearersToBeStarted ();
+  
+  /** 
+   * Start the data radio bearers that have been previously recorded
+   * to be started using RecordDataRadioBearersToBeStarted() 
+   * 
+   */
   void StartDataRadioBearers ();
 
   /**
@@ -380,6 +387,7 @@ private:
   uint16_t m_sourceX2apId;
   uint16_t m_sourceCellId;
   uint16_t m_targetCellId;
+  std::list<uint8_t> m_drbsToBeStarted;
 };