diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index 53a129c90f6f9e8fdbfbae9ec46319062aa92c0b..ca49e7d54893f36b6c652eeb0cdfaa5426272192 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ def write_cld_prods_file_nc4(clvrx_str_time, outfile_name, cloud_fraction, cloud
         cloud_fraction = cloud_fraction.reshape((1, y.shape[0], x.shape[0]))
     cld_frac_ds[:, ] = cloud_fraction
 
-    cld_frac_opd_ds = rootgrp.createVariable('cldy_fraciion_opd', 'f4', var_dim_list)
+    cld_frac_opd_ds = rootgrp.createVariable('cldy_fraction_opd', 'f4', var_dim_list)
     cld_frac_opd_ds.setncattr('coordinates', geo_coords)
     cld_frac_opd_ds.setncattr('grid_mapping', 'Projection')
     cld_frac_opd_ds.setncattr('missing', -1)