diff --git a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
index 7581b54cc79448172add97ce6885bafdf7f37a4e..c578ff7c6c9db6b91c429c575bcce12111612f45 100644
--- a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
+++ b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ def run(data_h5f, label_h5f, data_tiles, label_tiles, mod_tile_width=64, kernel_
     num_keep_x_tiles = 1
     # i_skip = 3 * mod_tile_width
     i_skip = 1
-    j_skip = 2 * mod_tile_width
+    j_skip = 1 * mod_tile_width
     #i_start = int(mod_num_pixels / 2) - int((num_keep_x_tiles * 3 * mod_tile_width) / 2)
     i_start = int(mod_num_pixels / 2) - int((mod_tile_width) / 2)
 
-    num_keep_y_tiles = 48
+    num_keep_y_tiles = 96
     for j in range(num_keep_y_tiles):
         j_c = j * j_skip
         j_m = j_c + border