diff --git a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_core.sv b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_core.sv
index 05ecbe3..6ec322e 100644
--- a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_core.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_core.sv
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
   state_e state_q, state_d;
 
   // request signals to flash macro
-  logic [PhyOps-1:0] reqs;
+  logic [PhyLastOp-1:0] reqs;
 
   // host select for address
   logic host_sel;
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@
 
   // SEC_CM: PHY_ARBITER.CTRL.REDUN
   logic phy_req;
+  logic phy_rdy;
+   
   prim_arbiter_tree_dup #(
     .N(2),
     .DW(2),
@@ -258,10 +260,13 @@
     .idx_o(),
     .valid_o(phy_req),
     .data_o(),
-    .ready_i(rd_stage_rdy),
+    .ready_i(phy_rdy),          
     .err_o(arb_err_o)
   );
 
+  assign phy_rdy = phy_req & host_req ? rd_stage_rdy : rd_stage_idle;
+   
+
   // if request happens at the same time as a host grant, increment count
   assign inc_arb_cnt = req_i & host_gnt;
 
diff --git a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_pkg.sv b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_pkg.sv
index eaffdfd..4603ec0 100644
--- a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_pkg.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy_pkg.sv
@@ -84,14 +84,12 @@
 
   // Flash Operations Supported
   typedef enum logic [1:0] {
-    PhyRead      = 2'h0,
-    PhyProg      = 2'h1,
-    PhyPgErase   = 2'h2,
-    PhyBkErase   = 2'h3
+    PhyProg,
+    PhyPgErase,
+    PhyBkErase,
+    PhyLastOp
   } flash_phy_op_e;
 
-  localparam int PhyOps = 4;
-
   // Flash Operations Selected
   typedef enum logic [1:0] {
     None         = 2'h0,