diff --git a/cdm/misc/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/GeotiffWriter.java b/cdm/misc/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/GeotiffWriter.java
index f0d9e4e1c8..4c59a1d5eb 100644
--- a/cdm/misc/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/GeotiffWriter.java
+++ b/cdm/misc/src/main/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/GeotiffWriter.java
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ public void writeGrid(GeoReferencedArray array, boolean greyScale) throws IOExce
     Array data = array.getData().reduce();
     if (yaxis.getCoordMidpoint(0) < yaxis.getCoordMidpoint(1)) {
       data = data.flip(0);
-      yStart = yaxis.getCoordEdgeLast();
+      yStart = yaxis.getCoordEdgeLast() * scaler;
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/cdm/misc/src/test/data/ucar/nc2/geotiff/categorical.nc b/cdm/misc/src/test/data/ucar/nc2/geotiff/categorical.nc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e388dc1a0a
Binary files /dev/null and b/cdm/misc/src/test/data/ucar/nc2/geotiff/categorical.nc differ
diff --git a/cdm/misc/src/test/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/TestGeoTiffWriter.java b/cdm/misc/src/test/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/TestGeoTiffWriter.java
index aa1d5e66cc..8372ed37a6 100644
--- a/cdm/misc/src/test/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/TestGeoTiffWriter.java
+++ b/cdm/misc/src/test/java/ucar/nc2/geotiff/TestGeoTiffWriter.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public static List<Object[]> getTestParameters() {
 
       result.add(new Object[] {TestDir.cdmUnitTestDir + "ft/coverage/testCFwriter.nc", FeatureType.GRID, "Temperature",
           greyscale == 1});
+
+      // This file is unique in that it is lambert conformal with yaxis flipped.
+      result.add(
+          new Object[] {"src/test/data/ucar/nc2/geotiff/categorical.nc", FeatureType.GRID, "drought", greyscale == 1});
+
     }
 
     return result;