diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index b26e40cffdc59bee3cb7673be5dcc305efa82234..9034c254d63653e45988c4bebbf75816e5ffdb69 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -1569,9 +1569,9 @@ def create_aeolus_clavrx_match_file(match_dct, filename, clvrx_params):
             elems.append(tup[0])
             lines.append(tup[1])
 
-        nlevs = prof.shape[0]
-        if nlevs > max_num_alevels:
-            max_num_alevels = nlevs
+            nlevs = prof.shape[0]
+            if nlevs > max_num_alevels:
+                max_num_alevels = nlevs
 
     alons = np.array(alons)
     alats = np.array(alats)