diff --git a/pyglider/ncprocess.py b/pyglider/ncprocess.py
index 0aa2296..79b8c92 100644
--- a/pyglider/ncprocess.py
+++ b/pyglider/ncprocess.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def extract_timeseries_profiles(inname, outdir, deploymentyaml):
 
                     dss['v'] = dss.water_velocity_northward.mean()
                     dss['v'].attrs = profile_meta['v']
-                else:
+                elif ('water_velocity_eastward' not in dss.keys()) and ('_FillValue' in profile_meta['u']):
                     dss['u'] = profile_meta['u']['_FillValue']
                     dss['u'].attrs = profile_meta['u']