diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
index 93807f0..d90ba85 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
 	if (!msg)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_NSEI)) {
+	if (TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_NSEI, 2)) {
 		nsei = tlvp_val16be(tp, NS_IE_NSEI);
 
 		LOGP(DLNS, LOGL_NOTICE, "NSEI=%u Rejecting message without NSVCI. Tx NS STATUS (cause=%s)\n",
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
 	nsh->pdu_type = NS_PDUT_STATUS;
 
 	msgb_tvlv_put(msg, NS_IE_CAUSE, 1, &_cause);
-	have_vci = TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_VCI);
+	have_vci = TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_VCI, 2);
 
 	/* Section 9.2.7.1: Static conditions for NS-VCI */
 	if (cause == NS_CAUSE_NSVC_BLOCKED ||
@@ -822,8 +822,8 @@
 		return GPRS_NS2_CS_REJECTED;
 	}
 
-	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(&tp, NS_IE_CAUSE) ||
-			!TLVP_PRESENT(&tp, NS_IE_VCI) || !TLVP_PRESENT(&tp, NS_IE_NSEI)) {
+	if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(&tp, NS_IE_CAUSE, 1) ||
+	    !TLVP_PRES_LEN(&tp, NS_IE_VCI, 2) || !TLVP_PRES_LEN(&tp, NS_IE_NSEI, 2)) {
 		LOGP(DLNS, LOGL_ERROR, "NS RESET Missing mandatory IE\n");
 		rc = reject_status_msg(msg, &tp, reject, NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE);
 		return GPRS_NS2_CS_REJECTED;
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c
index 69c833e..eb9a198 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_message.c
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
 
 static int gprs_ns2_validate_reset(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp, uint8_t *cause)
 {
-	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE) || !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_VCI) || !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_NSEI)) {
+	if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE, 1) ||
+	    !TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_VCI, 2) || !TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_NSEI, 2)) {
 		*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
 
 static int gprs_ns2_validate_reset_ack(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp, uint8_t *cause)
 {
-	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_VCI) || !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_NSEI)) {
+	if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_VCI, 2) || !TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_NSEI, 2)) {
 		*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@
 
 static int gprs_ns2_validate_block(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp, uint8_t *cause)
 {
-	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_VCI) || !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE)) {
+	if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_VCI, 2) || !TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE, 1)) {
 		*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@
 
 static int gprs_ns2_validate_block_ack(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp, uint8_t *cause)
 {
-	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_VCI)) {
+	if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_VCI, 2)) {
 		*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@
 static int gprs_ns2_validate_status(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, struct msgb *msg, struct tlv_parsed *tp, uint8_t *cause)
 {
 
-	if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE)) {
+	if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE, 1)) {
 		*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@
 	switch (_cause) {
 	case NS_CAUSE_NSVC_BLOCKED:
 	case NS_CAUSE_NSVC_UNKNOWN:
-		if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE)) {
+		if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE, 1)) {
 			*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -127,19 +128,19 @@
 	case NS_CAUSE_PROTO_ERR_UNSPEC:
 	case NS_CAUSE_INVAL_ESSENT_IE:
 	case NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE:
-		if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE)) {
+		if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_CAUSE, 1)) {
 			*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 			return -1;
 		}
 		break;
 	case NS_CAUSE_BVCI_UNKNOWN:
-		if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_BVCI)) {
+		if (!TLVP_PRES_LEN(tp, NS_IE_BVCI, 2)) {
 			*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 			return -1;
 		}
 		break;
 	case NS_CAUSE_UNKN_IP_TEST_FAILED:
-		if (!TLVP_PRESENT (tp, NS_IE_IPv4_LIST) && !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_IPv6_LIST)) {
+		if (!TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_IPv4_LIST) && !TLVP_PRESENT(tp, NS_IE_IPv6_LIST)) {
 			*cause = NS_CAUSE_MISSING_ESSENT_IE;
 			return -1;
 		}