diff --git a/python/lsst/ts/externalscripts/auxtel/latiss_wep_align.py b/python/lsst/ts/externalscripts/auxtel/latiss_wep_align.py
index 2a0829ed0..9f0e42fe1 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ts/externalscripts/auxtel/latiss_wep_align.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ts/externalscripts/auxtel/latiss_wep_align.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ async def run_align(self) -> LatissAlignResults:
                     run_wep,
                     self.intra_visit_id,
                     self.extra_visit_id,
-                    self.side,
+                    2*self.side,
                     self.timeout_get_image,
                 ),
             )