diff --git a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
index 15d83d334653a573f2fb3981f28344faeb21f4e9..0c9d185521f9aa56e884b473dde78122684993d7 100644
--- a/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
+++ b/modules/util/viirs_l1b_l2.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ emis_params = ['temp_10_4um_nom', 'temp_11_0um_nom', 'temp_12_0um_nom', 'temp_13
 # data_params = refl_params + emis_params
 # data_params = emis_params
 
-l2_params = ['temp_11_0um_nom', 'cloud_fraction']
+l2_params = ['temp_11_0um_nom', 'temp_12_0um_nom', 'cloud_fraction']
 
 label_params = l2_params
 data_params = l2_params
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ def run(data_h5f, param_s, tiles, tile_width=64, kernel_size=9, day_night='ANY')
 
             if day_night == 'DAY' and not is_day(solzen[j_m-border:j_stop, i_m-border:i_stop]):
                 continue
+            elif day_night == 'NIGHT' and is_day(solzen[j_m-border:j_stop, i_m-border:i_stop]):
+                continue
 
             nda = data[:, j_m-border:j_stop, i_m-border:i_stop]
             if not keep_tile(param_s, nda):