diff --git a/src/SURFEX/mode_read_grib.F90 b/src/SURFEX/mode_read_grib.F90
index f92149d19a20c6d00eeb29570069aecf84e819ce..50ba15ed1cff423436c155bcdab4843e26376a81 100644
--- a/src/SURFEX/mode_read_grib.F90
+++ b/src/SURFEX/mode_read_grib.F90
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ INTEGER                           :: ILEV      ! level
 INTEGER :: INUM_ZS,ISIZE,ICOUNT,JLOOP,IPARAM,IGRIB,IPARAM2
 CHARACTER(LEN=24) :: YLTYPELU
 REAL(KIND=JPRB) :: ZHOOK_HANDLE
+CHARACTER(LEN=50) :: CNAME                     ! name of the parameter (for ARPEGE GRIB2 converted with Epygram 1.4.8)
 !-------------------------------------------------------------------
 IF (LHOOK) CALL DR_HOOK('MODE_READ_GRIB:READ_GRIB_LAND_MASK',0,ZHOOK_HANDLE)
 WRITE (KLUOUT,'(A)') 'MODE_READ_GRIB:READ_GRIB_LAND_MASK: | Reading land mask from ',HINMODEL
@@ -458,7 +459,8 @@ SELECT CASE (HINMODEL)
   CASE ('ARPEGE','ALADIN','MOCAGE')
     IF(HINMODEL=='ARPEGE' .AND. NGRIB_VERSION==2) THEN
       ILTYPE=1
-      CALL READ_GRIB(HGRIB,HINMODEL,KLUOUT,0,IRET,PMASK,KLTYPE=ILTYPE)
+      CNAME='Land-sea mask'
+      CALL READ_GRIB(HGRIB,HINMODEL,KLUOUT,0,IRET,PMASK,KLTYPE=ILTYPE,HNAME=CNAME)
     ELSE
       CALL READ_GRIB(HGRIB,HINMODEL,KLUOUT,81,IRET,PMASK)          
     ENDIF