diff --git a/crates/clawhdf5-format/src/fill_value.rs b/crates/clawhdf5-format/src/fill_value.rs
index d10ba47..3b18790 100644
--- a/crates/clawhdf5-format/src/fill_value.rs
+++ b/crates/clawhdf5-format/src/fill_value.rs
@@ -98,15 +98,50 @@ pub fn parse_fill_value(msg: &HeaderMessage) -> Result