diff --git a/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_axi_wr.sv b/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_axi_wr.sv
index e25c602..71c46ac 100644
--- a/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_axi_wr.sv
+++ b/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_axi_wr.sv
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ always_comb begin
         end
         REQ_STATE_START: begin
             // start state, compute length
-            if (!op_tbl_active[op_tbl_start_ptr_reg[OP_TAG_W-1:0]] && ($unsigned(op_tbl_start_ptr_reg - op_tbl_finish_ptr_reg) < 2**OP_TAG_W) && (ram_rd_cmd_valid_reg == 0 || dma_ram_rd.rd_cmd_ready != 0) && (!read_cmd_valid_reg || read_cmd_ready)) begin
+            if (!op_tbl_active[op_tbl_start_ptr_reg[OP_TAG_W-1:0]] && ($unsigned(op_tbl_start_ptr_reg - op_tbl_finish_ptr_reg) < 2**OP_TAG_W) && (!read_cmd_valid_reg || read_cmd_ready)) begin
                 read_cmd_axi_addr_next = req_axi_addr_reg;
                 read_cmd_ram_sel_next = ram_sel_reg;
                 read_cmd_ram_addr_next = ram_addr_reg;
diff --git a/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_pcie_us_wr.sv b/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_pcie_us_wr.sv
index 271f498..70b88b7 100644
--- a/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_pcie_us_wr.sv
+++ b/src/dma/rtl/taxi_dma_if_pcie_us_wr.sv
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ always_comb begin
         end
         REQ_STATE_START: begin
             // start state, compute TLP length
-            if (!op_tbl_active[op_tbl_start_ptr_reg[OP_TAG_W-1:0]] && ($unsigned(op_tbl_start_ptr_reg - op_tbl_finish_ptr_reg) < 2**OP_TAG_W) && ((ram_rd_cmd_valid_reg & ~dma_ram_rd.rd_cmd_ready) == 0) && (!read_cmd_valid_reg || read_cmd_ready)) begin
+            if (!op_tbl_active[op_tbl_start_ptr_reg[OP_TAG_W-1:0]] && ($unsigned(op_tbl_start_ptr_reg - op_tbl_finish_ptr_reg) < 2**OP_TAG_W) && (!read_cmd_valid_reg || read_cmd_ready)) begin
                 read_cmd_pcie_addr_next = pcie_addr_reg;
                 read_cmd_ram_sel_next = ram_sel_reg;
                 read_cmd_ram_addr_next = ram_addr_reg;