diff --git a/Aforc_ERA5/ERA5_request.py b/Aforc_ERA5/ERA5_request.py
index e6a659c361cd9ea260f2767b2b73d7b74b137760..19e04b61f14b74cc7ec50585103dd21bd717a47e 100644
--- a/Aforc_ERA5/ERA5_request.py
+++ b/Aforc_ERA5/ERA5_request.py
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ from era5_crocotools_param import *
 print('year_start is '+str(year_start))
 
 # -------------------------------------------------
-
+dl=2
 if ownArea == 0:
-    dl = 2    
     lines = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in open(paramFile)]
     for line in lines:
         if "lonmin" in line: