diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_statistics_offload.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_statistics_offload.vhd
index 56f91879bf03794f81ad23870ae24cf2e45d1b9b..97525368d3a9f5ebcbc7d0e6964475adf3073ec2 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_statistics_offload.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_statistics_offload.vhd
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ ENTITY sdp_statistics_offload IS
     g_offload_time        : NATURAL := c_sdp_offload_time;
     g_beamset_id          : NATURAL := 0;
     g_P_sq                : NATURAL := c_sdp_P_sq;  -- use generic to support P_sq = 1 for one node and P_sq = c_sdp_P_sq for multiple nodes (with ring)
-    g_crosslets_direction : NATURAL := 1            -- > 0 for crosslet transport in positive direction (incrementing RN), else 0 for negative direction
+    g_crosslets_direction : NATURAL := 1;           -- > 0 for crosslet transport in positive direction (incrementing RN), else 0 for negative direction
+    g_reverse_word_order  : BOOLEAN := TRUE  -- default word order is MSB after LSB, we need to stream LSB after MSB.
   );
   PORT (
     -- Clocks and reset
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ BEGIN
     g_data_size          => c_mm_data_size,
     g_step_size          => c_mm_step_size,
     g_nof_data           => c_mm_nof_data,
-    g_reverse_word_order => TRUE -- default word order is MSB after LSB, we need to stream LSB after MSB.
+    g_reverse_word_order => g_reverse_word_order
   ) 
   PORT MAP(
     dp_rst        => dp_rst,
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/tb/vhdl/tb_tb_sdp_statistics_offload.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/tb/vhdl/tb_tb_sdp_statistics_offload.vhd
index db3baf5a19b8352c9da6e203b68ddc8cdb0ad2e4..a688d26acd7d88aba8f60ca51f3409710bf0c36e 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/tb/vhdl/tb_tb_sdp_statistics_offload.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/tb/vhdl/tb_tb_sdp_statistics_offload.vhd
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ BEGIN
 --    -- All
 --    g_statistics_type          : STRING := "SST";
 --    g_offload_time             : NATURAL := 500;
+--    g_reverse_word_order       : BOOLEAN := TRUE  -- when TRUE then stream LSB word after MSB word.
 --    g_gn_index                 : NATURAL := 1;  -- global node (GN) index, use > 0 to see effect of g_offload_time
 --    -- BST
 --    g_beamset_id               : NATURAL := 0;
@@ -50,14 +51,17 @@ BEGIN
 --    g_nof_crosslets            : NATURAL := 1;
 --    g_crosslets_direction      : INTEGER := 1;  -- +1 or -1
 
-  u_sst              : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("SST", 50, 3, 0, 0);
-  u_bst_0            : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("BST", 50, 1, 0, 0);
-  u_bst_1            : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("BST", 50, 1, 1, 0);
-  u_xst_P1           : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50, 1, 0, 0, 16,  1, 1, 1);
-  u_xst_P1_N3        : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50, 1, 0, 0, 16,  1, 3, 1);
-  u_xst_P9           : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50, 1, 0, 0, 16,  9, 1, 1);
-  u_xst_P9_N3        : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50, 1, 0, 0, 16,  9, 3, 1);
-  u_xst_P9_N3_neg    : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50, 1, 0, 0, 16,  9, 3, 0);
-  u_xst_P8_N7_RN1_15 : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50, 1, 0, 1, 15,  8, 7, 0);
+  u_sst                  : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("SST", 50,  TRUE, 3, 0, 0);
+  u_sst_no_reverse       : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("SST", 50, FALSE, 3, 0, 0);
+  u_bst_0                : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("BST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 0, 0);
+  u_bst_0_no_reverse     : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("BST", 50, FALSE, 1, 0, 0);
+  u_bst_1                : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("BST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 1, 0);
+  u_xst_P1               : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 0, 0, 16,  1, 1, 1);
+  u_xst_P1_N3            : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 0, 0, 16,  1, 3, 1);
+  u_xst_P9               : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 0, 0, 16,  9, 1, 1);
+  u_xst_P9_N3            : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 0, 0, 16,  9, 3, 1);
+  u_xst_P9_N3_no_reverse : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50, FALSE, 1, 0, 0, 16,  9, 3, 1);
+  u_xst_P9_N3_neg        : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 0, 0, 16,  9, 3, 0);
+  u_xst_P8_N7_RN1_15     : ENTITY work.tb_sdp_statistics_offload GENERIC MAP("XST", 50,  TRUE, 1, 0, 1, 15,  8, 7, 0);
 
 END tb;