Method, apparatuses, and computer program product for overhead reduction are provided. One method may include receiving an allocation of a preconfigured uplink resource and a preconfigured uplink resource radio network temporary identifier associated with the preconfigured uplink resource. The method may also include receiving an assignment of a control channel search space associated with the preconfigured uplink resource. The method may further include monitoring, according to a specified occasion cycle, the control channel search space for a message. In addition, the message may be received according to a specific receive pattern.