diff --git a/tools/lfi2cdf/src/fieldtype.f90 b/tools/lfi2cdf/src/fieldtype.f90
index 81489a3548a5d1c0360456609df150920923df07..daa8cbb9a9b0002163eaf6a3fa32d5538f1ac402 100644
--- a/tools/lfi2cdf/src/fieldtype.f90
+++ b/tools/lfi2cdf/src/fieldtype.f90
@@ -248,9 +248,10 @@ sysfield(218) =  field('BIBUSER', TEXT, D0)
 sysfield(219) =  field('LFI_COMPRESSED', INT, D0)
 END SUBROUTINE init_sysfield
 
-  FUNCTION get_ftype(hfname)
+  FUNCTION get_ftype(hfname,level)
     CHARACTER(LEN=*) :: hfname
     INTEGER          :: get_ftype
+    INTEGER,INTENT(IN) :: level
 
     TYPE(field) :: tzf
 
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ END SUBROUTINE init_sysfield
          &   INDEX(hfname,".TR",.TRUE.)/= 0 .OR.&
          &   INDEX(hfname,".DA",.TRUE.)/= 0) THEN
       get_ftype = FLOAT
-    ELSE IF (searchfield(hfname,tzf)) THEN
+    ELSE IF (searchfield(hfname,tzf,level)) THEN
     ! search in databases  
       get_ftype = tzf%TYPE
     ELSE
@@ -275,13 +276,15 @@ END SUBROUTINE init_sysfield
     
   END FUNCTION get_ftype
   
-  FUNCTION searchfield(hfname, tpf)
+  FUNCTION searchfield(hfname, tpf, level)
     CHARACTER(LEN=*), INTENT(IN) :: hfname
     TYPE(field), INTENT(OUT)     :: tpf
+    INTEGER,INTENT(IN)           :: level
     LOGICAL                      :: searchfield
 
     INTEGER :: ji,iposx
     LOGICAL :: found
+    CHARACTER(LEN=4) :: clevel
 
     found = .FALSE.
     
@@ -294,6 +297,8 @@ END SUBROUTINE init_sysfield
        END IF
     END DO
 
+    write(clevel,'(I4.4)') level
+
     IF (.NOT. found) THEN
        ! Next, search in user field tab
        IF (ALLOCATED(userfield)) THEN
@@ -323,6 +328,17 @@ END SUBROUTINE init_sysfield
                       tpf = sysfield(ji)
                       EXIT
                    END IF
+                ELSE IF (level>-1) THEN
+                  !Maybe it is a z-level splitted field
+                  !Warning: false positives are possible (but should be rare)
+                  iposx = INDEX(hfname,clevel)
+                  IF (iposx /= 0) THEN
+                    IF (hfname(:iposx-1)==sysfield(ji)%name) THEN
+                      found = .TRUE.
+                      tpf = sysfield(ji)
+                      EXIT
+                    END IF
+                  END IF
                 END IF
              END IF
           END DO
diff --git a/tools/lfi2cdf/src/mode_util.f90 b/tools/lfi2cdf/src/mode_util.f90
index 9b979846ca05fdef4af35e514054ac6fd5d096f4..9a1b0dd803c0302e9224e7600f85da1d8925d5a8 100644
--- a/tools/lfi2cdf/src/mode_util.f90
+++ b/tools/lfi2cdf/src/mode_util.f90
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ CONTAINS
   END IF
   END SUBROUTINE FMREADLFIN1
 
-  SUBROUTINE parse_lfi(klu, hvarlist, nbvar_lfi, nbvar_tbr, nbvar_calc, nbvar_tbw, tpreclist, kbuflen, current_level)
+  SUBROUTINE parse_lfi(klu, hvarlist, nbvar_lfi, nbvar_tbr, nbvar_calc, nbvar_tbw, tpreclist, kbuflen, icurrent_level)
     INTEGER, INTENT(IN)                    :: klu
     INTEGER, INTENT(IN)                    :: nbvar_lfi, nbvar_tbr, nbvar_calc, nbvar_tbw
     CHARACTER(LEN=*), intent(IN)           :: hvarlist
     TYPE(workfield), DIMENSION(:), POINTER :: tpreclist    
     INTEGER, INTENT(OUT)                   :: kbuflen
-    INTEGER, INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL          :: current_level
+    INTEGER, INTENT(IN), OPTIONAL          :: icurrent_level
 
     INTEGER                                  :: ji,jj
     INTEGER                                  :: ndb, nde, ndey, idx, idx_var, maxvar
     LOGICAL                                  :: ladvan
-    INTEGER                                  :: ich
+    INTEGER                                  :: ich, current_level
     INTEGER                                  :: fsize,sizemax
     CHARACTER(LEN=FM_FIELD_SIZE)             :: yrecfm
     CHARACTER(LEN=4)                         :: suffix
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ CONTAINS
 
     sizemax = 0
 
-    IF (present(current_level)) THEN
-      write(suffix,'(I4.4)') current_level
+    IF (present(icurrent_level)) THEN
+      write(suffix,'(I4.4)') icurrent_level
+      current_level = icurrent_level
     ElSE
       suffix=''
+      current_level = -1
     END IF
 
     ! Phase 1 : build articles list to convert.
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ END DO
        CALL LFINFO(iresp,ilu,yrecfm,ileng,ipos)
 #ifdef LOWMEM
        CALL LFILEC(iresp,ilu,yrecfm,iwork,ileng)
-       tpreclist(ji)%TYPE = get_ftype(yrecfm)               
+       tpreclist(ji)%TYPE = get_ftype(yrecfm,current_level)
        tpreclist(ji)%grid = iwork(1)
 
        ALLOCATE(character(len=iwork(2)) :: tpreclist(ji)%comment)
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ END DO
        fsize = ileng-(2+iwork(2))
 #else
        CALL LFILEC(iresp,ilu,yrecfm,lfiart(ji)%iwtab,ileng)
-       tpreclist(ji)%TYPE = get_ftype(yrecfm)               
+       tpreclist(ji)%TYPE = get_ftype(yrecfm,current_level)
        tpreclist(ji)%grid = lfiart(ji)%iwtab(1)
 
        ALLOCATE(character(len=lfiart(ji)%iwtab(2)) :: tpreclist(ji)%comment)