diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index fd4a975759179f4f342da50b7fb2fa942f88809e..89b8abcb47171df7a8571089d55372d01f517788 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -1057,6 +1057,8 @@ def compare_amvs_bestfit(amvs_list, bfs_list, bin_size=200):
               .format(int(x_values[i]), num_pres[i], np.average(np.abs(bin_pres[i])), np.average(bin_pres[i]),
                       np.average(np.abs(bin_spd[i])), np.average(bin_spd[i]), np.average(np.abs(bin_dir[i])), np.average(bin_dir[i])))
 
+    return bin_ranges, bin_pres, bin_spd, bin_dir
+
 
 # imports the S4 NOAA output
 # filename: full path as a string, '/home/user/filename'