diff --git a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
index 535ab7e459c6119c6c1a74aa19aec3001a1e124b..19ead2ffac068b8bf055be55b6f9d8e13b804091 100644
--- a/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
+++ b/modules/icing/pirep_goes.py
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ def run_qc(filename, filename_l1b, outfile, outfile_l1b):
 
     data_dct = {}
     for didx, ds_name in enumerate(l1b_ds_list):
-        data_dct[ds_name] = f[ds_name][keep_idxs]
+        data_dct[ds_name] = f_l1b[ds_name][keep_idxs]
 
     create_file(outfile_l1b, data_dct, l1b_ds_list, l1b_ds_types, lon_c, lat_c, time_s, fl_alt_s, ice_int_s, unq_ids)