diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index a40686c047cdec08ab636c5c70379172b0bcb6c9..5195622adf68d294703739e025c519575a9d5242 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def get_cartopy_crs(satellite, domain):
 
 
 def get_grid_values(h5f, grid_name, j_c, i_c, half_width, num_j=None, num_i=None, scale_factor_name='scale_factor', add_offset_name='add_offset',
-                    fill_value_name='_FillValue', range_name='actual_range', fill_value=None):
+                    fill_value_name='_FillValue', valid_range_name='valid_range', actual_range_name='actual_range', fill_value=None):
     hfds = h5f[grid_name]
     attrs = hfds.attrs
     if attrs is None:
@@ -522,9 +522,25 @@ def get_grid_values(h5f, grid_name, j_c, i_c, half_width, num_j=None, num_i=None
 
     grd_vals = hfds[j_l:j_r, i_l:i_r]
 
-    if fill_value is not None:
+    if fill_value_name is not None:
+        attr = attrs.get(fill_value_name)
+        if attr is not None:
+            if np.isscalar(attr):
+                fill_value = attr
+            else:
+                fill_value = attr[0]
+            grd_vals = np.where(grd_vals == fill_value, np.nan, grd_vals)
+    elif fill_value is not None:
         grd_vals = np.where(grd_vals == fill_value, np.nan, grd_vals)
 
+    if valid_range_name is not None:
+        attr = attrs.get(valid_range_name)
+        if attr is not None:
+            low = attr[0]
+            high = attr[1]
+            grd_vals = np.where(grd_vals < low, np.nan, grd_vals)
+            grd_vals = np.where(grd_vals > high, np.nan, grd_vals)
+
     if scale_factor_name is not None:
         attr = attrs.get(scale_factor_name)
         if attr is not None:
@@ -547,26 +563,13 @@ def get_grid_values(h5f, grid_name, j_c, i_c, half_width, num_j=None, num_i=None
         else:
             print('Attribute: '+add_offset_name+' not found for dataset: '+grid_name)
 
-    if range_name is not None:
-        attr = attrs.get(range_name)
+    if actual_range_name is not None:
+        attr = attrs.get(actual_range_name)
         if attr is not None:
             low = attr[0]
             high = attr[1]
             grd_vals = np.where(grd_vals < low, np.nan, grd_vals)
             grd_vals = np.where(grd_vals > high, np.nan, grd_vals)
-        else:
-            print('Attribute: '+range_name+' not found for dataset: '+grid_name)
-
-    elif fill_value_name is not None:
-        attr = attrs.get(fill_value_name)
-        if attr is not None:
-            if np.isscalar(attr):
-                fill_value = attr
-            else:
-                fill_value = attr[0]
-            grd_vals = np.where(grd_vals == fill_value, np.nan, grd_vals)
-        else:
-            print('Attribute: '+fill_value_name+' not found for dataset: '+grid_name)
 
     return grd_vals