diff --git a/modules/amv/intercompare.py b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
index 53bf931d32fc2ae78d3ff7facae77ab3a1b0bb9a..b5c6fd09a13738a74fbefa2b4e8f69ff4d4a03a4 100644
--- a/modules/amv/intercompare.py
+++ b/modules/amv/intercompare.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def get_raob_neighbors(lats, lons, raob_dct, dist_threshold=150):
 
 
 # Find points (lat, lon) within threshold distance to each raob
-def get_neighbors_to_raob(lats, lons, raob_dct):
+def get_neighbors_to_raob(lats, lons, raob_dct, dist_threshold=150):
     nbor_dct = {}
 
     keys = list(raob_dct.keys())