diff --git a/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/airs_obs_mod.f90 b/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/airs_obs_mod.f90
index f40f1e0bc1..aca52d2b38 100644
--- a/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/airs_obs_mod.f90
+++ b/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/airs_obs_mod.f90
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ subroutine make_obs_sequence ( seq, granule, lon1, lon2, lat1, lat2, &
 enddo rowloop
 
 ! Print a little summary
-write(msgstring,*) 'obs used = ', obs_num
+write(msgstring,*) 'obs used = ', obs_num - 1
 call error_handler(E_MSG, ' ', msgstring)
 
 call print_obs_seq_summary(seq)
diff --git a/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/work/input.nml b/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/work/input.nml
index c933666e95..83303ae5e9 100644
--- a/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/work/input.nml
+++ b/observations/obs_converters/AIRS/work/input.nml
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
 !   l2_files = '../data/AIRS.2017.01.01.110.L2.RetStd_IR.v6.0.31.1.G19058124823.hdf'
 
 &convert_airs_L2_nml
-   l2_files           = ''
-   l2_file_list       = 'l2_files_to_process'
+   l2_files           = 'AIRS.2017.01.01.110.L2.RetStd_IR.v6.0.31.1.G19058124823.hdf'
+   l2_file_list       = ''
    outputfile         = 'obs_seq.test'
    min_MMR_threshold  = 1.0e-30
    top_pressure_level = 0.0001
-   along_track_thin   = 1
-   cross_track_thin   = 1
+   along_track_thin   = 0
+   cross_track_thin   = 0
    lon1               =   0.0
    lon2               = 360.0
-   lat1               = -60.0
-   lat2               =  60.0
+   lat1               = -90.0
+   lat2               =  90.0
   /