diff --git a/nes/nc_projections/default_nes.py b/nes/nc_projections/default_nes.py
index b42d9e7f4c2d71154168ac6f67893a5f1348226c..d716b35918de93cc494265f957b476f7ac7d591a 100644
--- a/nes/nc_projections/default_nes.py
+++ b/nes/nc_projections/default_nes.py
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ class Nes(object):
 
         # LATITUDES BOUNDS
         if self._lat_bnds is not None:
-            lat_bnds_var = netcdf.createVariable('lat_bnds', np.float64, self._var_dim + ('spatial_nv',), 
+            lat_bnds_var = netcdf.createVariable('lat_bnds', np.float64, self._lat_dim + ('spatial_nv',), 
                                                  zlib=self.zip_lvl, complevel=self.zip_lvl)
             if self.size > 1:
                 lat_bnds_var.set_collective(True)
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ class Nes(object):
 
         # LONGITUDES BOUNDS
         if self._lon_bnds is not None:
-            lon_bnds_var = netcdf.createVariable('lon_bnds', np.float64, self._var_dim + ('spatial_nv',), 
+            lon_bnds_var = netcdf.createVariable('lon_bnds', np.float64, self._lon_dim + ('spatial_nv',), 
                                                  zlib=self.zip_lvl, complevel=self.zip_lvl)
             if self.size > 1:
                 lon_bnds_var.set_collective(True)