diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
index ead21b4..c17e4a7 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_init.c
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@
 			ms_pwr_ctl_lvl(bts->band, bts->ms_max_power);
 	bts->si_common.cell_sel_par.neci = bts->network->neci;
 
-	/* Zero, forget the state of the SIs */
-	bts->si_valid = 0;
+	/* Zero/forget the state of the dynamically computed SIs, leeping the static ones */
+	bts->si_valid = bts->si_mode_static;
 
 	/* First, we determine which of the SI messages we actually need */