diff --git a/modules/aeolus/datasource.py b/modules/aeolus/datasource.py
index 1263fdc33c20ad0f9798cf11d2ba2af8d5d00c80..c512ffb6780f00615770de7a8de118295257b3e9 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/datasource.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/datasource.py
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ class CLAVRx_VIIRS(Files):
     def get_datetime(self, pathname):
         filename = os.path.split(pathname)[1]
         toks = filename.split('.')
-        so = re.search('\\d{11}', toks[4])
-        dt_str = so.group()
+        # so = re.search('\\d{11}', toks[4])
+        # dt_str = so.group()
+        dt_str = toks[1] + toks[2]
         dto = datetime.datetime.strptime(dt_str, '%Y%j%H%M').replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
         return dto