diff --git a/earthdiagnostics/cmorizer.py b/earthdiagnostics/cmorizer.py
index ae200776f18ad72fb66e5bd7576c77cc3bb8b200..cc254ead6a10a592d691db88ec1210d9d509f281 100644
--- a/earthdiagnostics/cmorizer.py
+++ b/earthdiagnostics/cmorizer.py
@@ -507,8 +507,6 @@ class Cmorizer(object):
         # remap on regular Gauss grid
 
         codes = self.cmor.get_requested_codes()
-        if 228 in codes:
-            codes.update((142, 143))
         codes_str = ",".join([str(code) for code in codes])
         try:
             if grid == "SH":
@@ -526,15 +524,6 @@ class Cmorizer(object):
                     output=gribfile + "_",
                     options="-R -f nc4 -t ecmwf",
                 )
-                # total precipitation (remove negative values)
-                if 228 in codes:
-                    Utils.cdo().setcode(
-                        228,
-                        input="-chname,LSP,TP -setmisstoc,0 -setvrange,0,Inf "
-                        "-add {0}_142.128.nc {0}_143.128.nc".format(gribfile),
-                        output="{0}_228.128.nc".format(gribfile),
-                        options="-f nc4",
-                    )
             return True
         except CDOException:
             Log.info("No requested codes found in {0} file".format(grid))
diff --git a/earthdiagnostics/cmormanager.py b/earthdiagnostics/cmormanager.py
index 9e9acaa3e02d97e3058d22e144418c43304ad69e..e9a0fc90217aa0a90d54da6585f4dc1e67f4109b 100644
--- a/earthdiagnostics/cmormanager.py
+++ b/earthdiagnostics/cmormanager.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class CMORManager(DataManager):
         else:
             raise (
                 Exception(
-                    "Error appeared while cmorizing startdate {0}"
+                    "Error appeared while cmorizing startdate {0} "
                     "member {1}!".format(startdate, member_str)
                 )
             )
diff --git a/test/integration/test_cmorizer.py b/test/integration/test_cmorizer.py
index 74a04024302a24754a76bdf600480bfe928b3ec8..14ee5db2b184f6566c831845a678eb86924ec22c 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_cmorizer.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_cmorizer.py
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ class TestCmorizer(TestCase):
             coord_data,
             folder_path,
             filename.replace("??", "GG"),
-            [142, 143, 129, 169, 180],
+            [142, 143, 129, 169, 180, 228],
             month,
         )
         self._create_file_for_grib(
@@ -682,17 +682,14 @@ class TestCmorizer(TestCase):
                 daily_offsets[0] = 0.5
                 hourly_offsets = np.arange(0.25, 59, 0.25)
 
-            factor = 1.0
             if code == 129:
                 factor = 9.81
             elif code in (180, 169):
                 factor = 6 * 3600.0
-            elif code == 228:
-                base_data = np.ones((2, 2, 2), np.float) * (142 + 143)
-                month_offsets *= 2
-                daily_offsets *= 2
-                hourly_offsets *= 2
-                factor = 6 * 3600.0 / 1000
+            elif code in (228, ):
+                factor = 6 * 3.6
+            else:
+                factor = 1.0
 
             base_data /= factor
             month_offsets /= factor
@@ -719,7 +716,8 @@ class TestCmorizer(TestCase):
         for x, offset in enumerate(offsets):
             self.assertTrue(
                 np.allclose(data.data[x, ...], base_data + offset),
-                "{} {} data wrong for {}: {}".format(
-                    freq, x, var, data.data[x, ...] - base_data
+                "{} {} data wrong for {}: {} {} {}".format(
+                    freq, x, var, data.data[x, ...] - base_data,
+                    data.data[x, ...], base_data
                 ),
             )