diff --git a/cadc-data-ops-fits/build.gradle b/cadc-data-ops-fits/build.gradle
index 06c946ad..f85cb52d 100644
--- a/cadc-data-ops-fits/build.gradle
+++ b/cadc-data-ops-fits/build.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ repositories {
 
 sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 group = 'org.opencadc'
-version = '0.2.5'
+version = '0.2.6'
 
 description = 'OpenCADC FITS cutout library'
 def git_url = 'https://github.com/opencadc/dal'
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'org.opencadc:cadc-soda-server:[1.2.1,2.0)'
     compile 'org.opencadc:cadc-wcs:[2.0,3.0)'
     compile 'org.opencadc:jsky:[1.0.0,2.0.0)'
-    compile 'org.opencadc:nom-tam-fits:[1.16.4,1.17.0)'
+    compile 'org.opencadc:nom-tam-fits:[1.16.5,1.17.0)'
 
     // Use JUnit test framework
     testCompile 'junit:junit:[4.13,5.0)'
diff --git a/cadc-data-ops-fits/src/main/java/org/opencadc/fits/slice/NDimensionalSlicer.java b/cadc-data-ops-fits/src/main/java/org/opencadc/fits/slice/NDimensionalSlicer.java
index 620169ed..86a24069 100644
--- a/cadc-data-ops-fits/src/main/java/org/opencadc/fits/slice/NDimensionalSlicer.java
+++ b/cadc-data-ops-fits/src/main/java/org/opencadc/fits/slice/NDimensionalSlicer.java
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ private void writeSlices(final BasicHDU<?> hdu, List<ExtensionSlice> extensionSl
                              final boolean mefOutput, final boolean firstHDUAlreadyWritten, final int nextEndSize)
             throws FitsException, NoOverlapException {
         final ImageHDU imageHDU = (hdu instanceof CompressedImageHDU)
-                                  ? ((CompressedImageHDU) hdu).asImageHDU() : (ImageHDU) hdu;
+                                  ? ((CompressedImageHDU) hdu).asImageHDU(true) : (ImageHDU) hdu;
         final Header header = imageHDU.getHeader();
         final int[] dimensions = imageHDU.getAxes();