diff --git a/src/framework/MOM_horizontal_regridding.F90 b/src/framework/MOM_horizontal_regridding.F90
index ebc59cd288..05e3e393b6 100644
--- a/src/framework/MOM_horizontal_regridding.F90
+++ b/src/framework/MOM_horizontal_regridding.F90
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ subroutine horiz_interp_and_extrap_tracer_record(filename, varnam,  conversion,
     if (is_ongrid) then
       start(1) = is+G%HI%idg_offset ; start(2) = js+G%HI%jdg_offset ; start(3) = k
       count(1) = ie-is+1 ; count(2) = je-js+1; count(3) = 1; start(4) = 1; count(4) = 1
-      call MOM_read_data(trim(filename), trim(varnam), tr_in, G%Domain, timelevel=1)
+      call MOM_read_data(trim(filename), trim(varnam), tr_in, start, count, G%Domain)
       do j=js,je
         do i=is,ie
           if (abs(tr_in(i,j)-missing_val_in) > abs(roundoff*missing_val_in)) then