diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index d2371871d9c7b3f780cb0b440395f0dd32326eac..a7310e0dbdd1a546cd07d901b98c863b4932e579 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ def write_icing_file(clvrx_str_time, output_dir, preds_dct, probs_dct, x, y, lon
 
     if x is not None:
         x_ds = h5f_out.create_dataset('x', data=x, dtype='f8')
-        x_ds.attrs.create('units', data='radians')
+        x_ds.attrs.create('units', data='rad')
         x_ds.attrs.create('standard_name', data='projection_x_coordinate')
         x_ds.attrs.create('long_name', data='GOES PUG W-E fixed grid viewing angle')
         x_ds.attrs.create('scale_factor', data=5.58879902955962e-05)
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ def write_icing_file(clvrx_str_time, output_dir, preds_dct, probs_dct, x, y, lon
         x_ds.attrs.create('COFF', data=2750.5)
 
         y_ds = h5f_out.create_dataset('y', data=y, dtype='f8')
-        y_ds.attrs.create('units', data='radians')
+        y_ds.attrs.create('units', data='rad')
         y_ds.attrs.create('standard_name', data='projection_y_coordinate')
         y_ds.attrs.create('long_name', data='GOES PUG S-N fixed grid viewing angle')
         y_ds.attrs.create('scale_factor', data=-5.58879902955962e-05)