diff --git a/src/pypromice/process/join_l3.py b/src/pypromice/process/join_l3.py
index c5264d1..abfbe97 100644
--- a/src/pypromice/process/join_l3.py
+++ b/src/pypromice/process/join_l3.py
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ def join_l3(config_folder, site, folder_l3, folder_gcnet, outpath, variables, me
     v = pypromice.resources.load_variables(variables)
     m = pypromice.resources.load_metadata(metadata)
     if outpath is not None:
-$        prepare_and_write(l3_merged, outpath, v, m, "60min", nc_compression=True)
+        prepare_and_write(l3_merged, outpath, v, m, "60min", nc_compression=True)
         prepare_and_write(l3_merged, outpath, v, m, "1D", nc_compression=True)
         prepare_and_write(l3_merged, outpath, v, m, "M", nc_compression=True)
     return l3_merged, sorted_list_station_data