diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 7e73b22de127a90b1d52239a23cf3bb789743bd2..48c1a50b348dfd9de2aaa6619073911d18947f8d 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct):
         i_b = i_a + namvs
         i_d = i_c + nlevs
 
-        lons, lats, pres, spd, dir, _ = aeolus_to_amv_dct.get(key)
+        lons, lats, pres, spd, dir, dist = aeolus_to_amv_dct.get(key)
         amv_lon[i_a:i_b] = lons[:]
         amv_lat[i_a:i_b] = lats[:]
         amv_spd[i_a:i_b] = spd[:]