diff --git a/satpy/readers/li_base_nc.py b/satpy/readers/li_base_nc.py
index fe998a3b84..c92741f715 100644
--- a/satpy/readers/li_base_nc.py
+++ b/satpy/readers/li_base_nc.py
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ def get_projection_config(self):
         """Retrieve the projection configuration details."""
         # We retrieve the projection variable name directly from our swath settings:
         proj_var = self.swath_coordinates["projection"]
-        logger.error(proj_var)
         geos_proj = self.get_measured_variable(proj_var, fill_value=None)
         # cast projection attributes to float/str:
         major_axis = float(geos_proj.attrs["semi_major_axis"])
diff --git a/satpy/readers/li_l2_nc.py b/satpy/readers/li_l2_nc.py
index 72722f034e..9d507e5a84 100644
--- a/satpy/readers/li_l2_nc.py
+++ b/satpy/readers/li_l2_nc.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def get_array_on_fci_grid(self, data_array: xr.DataArray):
         data_2d = da.map_blocks(_np_add_at_wrapper, data_2d, (rows, cols), data_array,
                                 dtype=data_array.dtype,
                                 chunks=(LI_GRID_SHAPE[0], LI_GRID_SHAPE[1]))
-        data_2d = da.where(data_2d > 0, data_2d, np.float32(np.nan)).astype(np.float32)
+        data_2d = da.where(data_2d > 0, data_2d, np.nan).astype(np.float32)
         xarr = xr.DataArray(da.asarray(data_2d, CHUNK_SIZE), dims=("y", "x"))
         xarr.attrs = attrs
         return xarr