diff --git a/kerchunk/grib2.py b/kerchunk/grib2.py
index 8712e900..ccc3280c 100644
--- a/kerchunk/grib2.py
+++ b/kerchunk/grib2.py
@@ -246,7 +246,12 @@ def scan_grib(
                 coord2 = {"latitude": "latitudes", "longitude": "longitudes"}.get(
                     coord, coord
                 )
-                x = m.get(coord2)
+                try:
+                    x = m.get(coord2)
+                except eccodes.WrongStepUnitError as e:
+                    logger.warning("Ignoring coordinate '%s' for varname '%s', raises: eccodes.WrongStepUnitError(%s)", coord2, varName, e)
+                    continue
+
                 if x is None:
                     continue
                 coordinates.append(coord)