diff --git a/src/MNH/firemodel.f90 b/src/MNH/firemodel.f90
index d90f051a6b4fc2039682487c98b1d81a3ef31f6d..0ed93811a48268be68fe82debf2dc9ad2626138f 100644
--- a/src/MNH/firemodel.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/firemodel.f90
@@ -1995,7 +1995,7 @@ SUBROUTINE FIRE_READFUEL( TPFILE, PFIREFUELMAP, PFMIGNITION, PFMWALKIG )
 
   !*      2. Open file
 
-  CALL IO_FILE_ADD2LIST( TFUELFILE, 'FuelMap', 'MNH', 'READ', HFORMAT='NETCDF4' )
+  CALL IO_FILE_ADD2LIST( TFUELFILE, 'FuelMap', 'MNH', 'READ', HFORMAT = 'NETCDF4', KLFITYPE = 2 )
   CALL IO_File_open( TFUELFILE )
 
   !*      3. Read fuels properties
@@ -2116,7 +2116,7 @@ SUBROUTINE FIRE_READBMAP(TPFILE, PBMAP)
 
   !*      2. Open file
 
-  CALL IO_FILE_ADD2LIST( TFUELFILE, CBMAPFILE, 'MNH', 'READ', HFORMAT='NETCDF4' )
+  CALL IO_FILE_ADD2LIST( TFUELFILE, CBMAPFILE, 'MNH', 'READ', HFORMAT = 'NETCDF4', KLFITYPE = 2 )
   CALL IO_File_open( TFUELFILE )
 
   !*      4. read Burning map file