diff --git a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
index 510da9295b51518a745688b15d2fa0d247137250..acc29c239d7b5752fabb39269c5521c309f17729 100644
--- a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
+++ b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
@@ -168,19 +168,20 @@ def run(data_h5f, label_h5f, data_tiles, label_tiles, factor=2):
     i_skip = 3 * mod_tile_width
     i_start = int(mod_num_pixels / 2) - int((num_keep_x_tiles * 3 * mod_tile_width) / 2)
 
+    border = 7
     num_keep_y_tiles = 16
     j_skip = 3 * mod_tile_width
     for j in range(num_keep_y_tiles):
         j_c = j * j_skip
-        j_m = j_c
+        j_m = j_c + border
         j_i = j_m * factor
 
         for i in range(num_keep_x_tiles):
             i_c = i * i_skip + i_start
-            i_m = i_c
+            i_m = i_c + border
             i_i = i_m * factor
 
-            nda = mod_data[:, j_m:j_m + mod_tile_width, i_m:i_m + mod_tile_width]
+            nda = mod_data[:, j_m-border:j_m + mod_tile_width+border, i_m:i_m + mod_tile_width]
             data_tiles.append(nda)
 
             nda = img_data[:, j_i:j_i + img_tile_width, i_i:i_i + img_tile_width]