diff --git a/src/geo/GribSpec.cc b/src/geo/GribSpec.cc
index b1bfbfbab..76b27a1c0 100644
--- a/src/geo/GribSpec.cc
+++ b/src/geo/GribSpec.cc
@@ -344,6 +344,24 @@ const char* get_key(const std::string& name, codes_handle* h)
 }
 
 
+std::string get_string(codes_handle* h, const char* key)
+{
+    if (codes_is_defined(h, key) != 0) {
+        char buffer[64];
+        size_t size = sizeof(buffer);
+
+        CHECK_CALL(codes_get_string(h, key, buffer, &size));
+        ASSERT(size < sizeof(buffer) - 1);
+
+        if (std::strcmp(buffer, "MISSING") != 0) {
+            return buffer;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return "";
+};
+
+
 template <typename T>
 struct ProcessingT
 {
@@ -581,22 +599,8 @@ ProcessingT<std::vector<double>>* vector_double(std::initializer_list<std::strin
 ProcessingT<std::string>* packing()
 {
     return new ProcessingT<std::string>([](codes_handle* h, std::string& value) {
-        auto get = [](codes_handle* h, const char* key) -> std::string {
-            if (codes_is_defined(h, key) != 0) {
-                char buffer[64];
-                size_t size = sizeof(buffer);
-
-                CHECK_CALL(codes_get_string(h, key, buffer, &size));
-                ASSERT(size < sizeof(buffer) - 1);
+        const auto packingType = get_string(h, "packingType");
 
-                if (std::strcmp(buffer, "MISSING") != 0) {
-                    return buffer;
-                }
-            }
-            return "";
-        };
-
-        auto packingType = get(h, "packingType");
         for (const auto& prefix : std::vector<std::string>{ "grid_", "spectral_" }) {
             if (packingType.find(prefix) == 0) {
                 value = packingType.substr(prefix.size());
@@ -610,6 +614,26 @@ ProcessingT<std::string>* packing()
 }
 
 
+ProcessingT<std::string>* healpix_ordering()
+{
+    return new ProcessingT<std::string>([](codes_handle* h, std::string& value) {
+        const auto ordering = get_string(h, "ordering");
+
+        if (ordering == "0") {
+            value = "ring";
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (ordering == "1") {
+            value = "nested";
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    });
+}
+
+
 template <class T>
 struct ConditionedProcessingT
 {
@@ -693,6 +717,19 @@ bool GribSpec::get(const std::string& name, std::string& value) const
         return false;
     }
 
+    static const ProcessingList<std::string> keys_override{
+        { "ordering", healpix_ordering(), is("gridType", "healpix") },
+    };
+
+    for (auto& p : keys_override) {
+        if (name == p.name) {
+            if (!p.condition || p.condition->eval(handle_)) {
+                ASSERT(p.processing);
+                return p.processing->eval(handle_, value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     char buffer[10240];
     size_t size = sizeof(buffer);
     int err     = codes_get_string(handle_, key, buffer, &size);
@@ -974,7 +1011,7 @@ bool GribSpec::get(const std::string& name, std::vector<double>& value) const
     }
 
     size_t count = 0;
-    int err = codes_get_size(handle_, key, &count);
+    int err      = codes_get_size(handle_, key, &count);
     CHECK_ERROR(err, key);
 
     ASSERT(count > 0);
@@ -1076,7 +1113,9 @@ void GribSpec::json(eckit::JSON& j) const
         }
 
         if (type == CODES_TYPE_STRING) {
-            char value[1024] = {0,};
+            char value[1024] = {
+                0,
+            };
             size_t length = sizeof(value);
             CHECK_CALL(codes_get_string(handle_, name, value, &length));
             j << name << value;