diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index f75f357b069f5288b89c8fe257f1781c94187c22..599e1e0b274596aa20fe07a2ce64160db99b12dd 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -218,9 +218,11 @@ def time_dict_to_nd(time_dict):
     for key in keys:
         vals = time_dict[key]
         if vals is not None:
-            for i in range(len(vals)):
-                nda = np.array(vals[i])
-                vals[i] = nda
+            nda = np.array(vals[0])  # only take one profile per second
+            time_dict[key] = nda
+            # for i in range(len(vals)):
+            #     nda = np.array(vals[i])
+            #     vals[i] = nda
 
     return time_dict
 
@@ -387,8 +389,8 @@ def match_amvs_to_aeolus(aeolus_dict, amv_files_path, amv_source='OPS', band='14
             continue
 
         layers = profs
-        if isinstance(profs, list):
-            layers = profs[0]
+        # if isinstance(profs, list):
+        #     layers = profs[0]
 
         lat = layers[0, 0]
         lon = layers[0, 1]
@@ -456,8 +458,8 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct, amv_files, cld_lyr=Fals
 
         prof_s = aeolus_dct.get(key)
         prof = prof_s
-        if isinstance(prof, list):
-            prof = prof_s[0]
+        # if isinstance(prof, list):
+        #     prof = prof_s[0]
         num_levs.append(prof.shape[0])
         nlevs += prof.shape[0]
 
@@ -514,8 +516,8 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct, amv_files, cld_lyr=Fals
 
         prof_s = aeolus_dct.get(key)
         prof = prof_s
-        if isinstance(prof_s, list):
-            prof = prof_s[0]
+        # if isinstance(prof_s, list):
+        #     prof = prof_s[0]
         if not cld_lyr:
             prf_hht[i_c:i_d] = prof[:, 3]
             prf_hhb[i_c:i_d] = prof[:, 4]