diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index c8a133196a8553677a899b100dbb099801fb8e86..9014e22ca437c5f0ea8aea301b2ac05c3516bbda 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct, amv_files):
 # aeolus_files_dir: S4 NOAA txt output files
 # amv_files_dir: G16/17 AMV product files
 # outfile: pathname for the Netcdf match file
-def create_amv_to_aeolus_match_file(aeolus_files_dir, amv_files_dir, outfile=None, amv_source='OPS', band='14'):
-    a_d = get_aeolus_time_dict_s(aeolus_files_dir)
+def create_amv_to_aeolus_match_file(aeolus_files_dir, amv_files_dir, outfile=None, amv_source='OPS', band='14', chan='mie'):
+    a_d = get_aeolus_time_dict_s(aeolus_files_dir, chan=chan)
     a_d = time_dict_to_nd(a_d)
 
     amv_files = None