diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index 56793ca513c51897e770b3f8be9f9d989c1393df..b0c266a2fff6a41d61cf9c262f014251e46ea87f 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -510,7 +510,9 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct, amv_files):
         i_d = i_c + nlevs
 
         prof_s = aeolus_dct.get(key)
-        prof = prof_s[0]
+        prof = prof_s
+        if isinstance(prof_s, list):
+            prof = prof_s[0]
         prf_hht[i_c:i_d] = prof[:, 3]
         prf_hhb[i_c:i_d] = prof[:, 4]
         prf_azm[i_c:i_d] = prof[:, 5]