diff --git a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
index 82a6027287a4dc2871a893b07b9814072af8be93..b3406ce38dab2352903d357881c20202c4f32e41 100644
--- a/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
+++ b/modules/amv/caliop_clavrx_amv.py
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ def get_temp_prof_s_intrp(nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats):
     gfs_press = gfs_xr_left['pressure levels'].values
 
     temp_prof = get_time_interpolated_vert_profile([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], 'temperature', nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats)
-    pt_s = get_time_interpolated_point_s([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], ['surface pressure', 'surface temperature'], nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats)
+    pt_s = get_time_interpolated_point_s([gfs_xr_left, gfs_xr_rght], [nom_time_left, nom_time_rght], ['surface pressure', 'surface temperature', 'surface height'], nom_time, amv_lons, amv_lats)
 
-    return temp_prof, gfs_press, pt_s[0,], pt_s[1,]
+    return temp_prof, gfs_press, pt_s[0,], pt_s[1,], pt_s[2,]
 
 
 def compute_and_add_geo_hgt(path_to_amvs, path_to_gfs, amv_source, band='14', out_file=None):