diff --git a/era5grib/era5grib.py b/era5grib/era5grib.py
index e3b346c..dd6639e 100644
--- a/era5grib/era5grib.py
+++ b/era5grib/era5grib.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 import logging
 
 
-def save_grib(ds, output, format="grib",  era5land=era5land):
+def save_grib(ds, output, format="grib",  era5land=True):
     """
     Save a dataset to GRIB format
     """