diff --git a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
index b4f6676ca12e7a5734ae02ec511713949ea04875..2d48ed02b7b475ddb8323918213ca608bf47f059 100644
--- a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
+++ b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ def run(data_h5f, label_h5f, data_tiles, label_tiles, mod_tile_width=64, kernel_
 
 def run_one(data_h5f, data_tiles, tile_width=64, kernel_size=9):
 
-    border = int((kernel_size - 1)/2)
+    # border = int((kernel_size - 1)/2)
+    border = 0
 
     param_name = data_params[0]