diff --git a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
index 07155fcb63f6dda7b31140cbbec40c43e5cbc668..29033e0a42cc9adbf0ece54335d7ddbdcb2c4fa7 100644
--- a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
+++ b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def process_cld_prob(param_s, tile):
     grd_k = tile[k, ].copy()
     grd_k = process_cld_prob_(grd_k)
     if grd_k is not None:
-        tile[k, ] = process_cld_prob(grd_k)
+        tile[k, ] = grd_k
         return tile
     else:
         return None