diff --git a/modules/deeplearning/cloud_fraction_fcn.py b/modules/deeplearning/cloud_fraction_fcn.py
index 9817061f001184a25111bb0e37fb75f5b0142a13..8dc7cc0e424b2b64c812c4ddea4c4214a9294e0f 100644
--- a/modules/deeplearning/cloud_fraction_fcn.py
+++ b/modules/deeplearning/cloud_fraction_fcn.py
@@ -799,7 +799,8 @@ def run_evaluate_static(in_file, out_file, ckpt_dir):
     cld_frac = probs.argmax(axis=3)
     cld_frac = cld_frac.astype(np.int8)
     cld_frac_out = np.zeros((y_len, x_len), dtype=np.int8)
-    cld_frac_out[1:y_len - 1, 1:x_len - 1] = cld_frac[0, :, :]
+    border = int((KERNEL_SIZE - 1)/2)
+    cld_frac_out[border:y_len - border, border:x_len - border] = cld_frac[0, :, :]
 
     bt = denormalize(bt, 'temp_11_0um_nom', mean_std_dct)
     refl_avg = denormalize(refl_avg, 'refl_0_65um_nom', mean_std_dct)