diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index 753858d65d2a714455bd25a776eaf150bc239110..0387b12bba34c20d95138a22f0ff0203a4e335ed 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ def write_icing_file_nc4(clvrx_str_time, output_dir, preds_dct, probs_dct, x, y,
     proj_ds = rootgrp.createVariable('Projection', 'b')
     proj_ds.setncattr('long_name', 'Himawari Imagery Projection')
     proj_ds.setncattr('grid_mapping_name', 'geostationary')
-    proj_ds.setncattr('sweep_angle_axis', 'y')
+    proj_ds.setncattr('sweep_angle_axis', 'x')
     proj_ds.setncattr('semi_major_axis', 6378137.0)
     proj_ds.setncattr('semi_minor_axis', 6356752.3)
     proj_ds.setncattr('inverse_flattening', 298.257)