diff --git a/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_mag_l2_variable_attrs.yaml b/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_mag_l2_variable_attrs.yaml
index bbd8658f8..48d972ce3 100644
--- a/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_mag_l2_variable_attrs.yaml
+++ b/imap_processing/cdf/config/imap_mag_l2_variable_attrs.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ vector_attrs: &vectors_default
     FILLVAL: -1.0e31
     FORMAT: F13.5
     LABL_PTR_1: direction_label
+    SCALEMAX: 100.0
+    SCALEMIN: -100.0
     UNITS: nT
     VALIDMAX: 1.0e+5
     VALIDMIN: -1.0e+5
diff --git a/imap_processing/mag/l2/mag_l2_data.py b/imap_processing/mag/l2/mag_l2_data.py
index beee1f2b4..62ee5cec9 100644
--- a/imap_processing/mag/l2/mag_l2_data.py
+++ b/imap_processing/mag/l2/mag_l2_data.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def generate_dataset(
         )
 
         quality_flags = xr.DataArray(
-            self.quality_flags,
+            self.quality_flags.astype(np.uint8),
             name="quality_flags",
             dims=["epoch"],
             attrs=attribute_manager.get_variable_attributes("qf"),
diff --git a/imap_processing/tests/mag/test_mag_l2.py b/imap_processing/tests/mag/test_mag_l2.py
index fbdbf15c4..7bd1d2cc8 100644
--- a/imap_processing/tests/mag/test_mag_l2.py
+++ b/imap_processing/tests/mag/test_mag_l2.py
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ def test_mag_l2_attributes(
         assert vectors_attrs["FORMAT"] == "F13.5"
         assert np.isclose(vectors_attrs["VALIDMIN"], -1.0e5)
         assert np.isclose(vectors_attrs["VALIDMAX"], 1.0e5)
+        assert np.isclose(vectors_attrs["SCALEMIN"], -100)
+        assert np.isclose(vectors_attrs["SCALEMAX"], 100)
         expected_vector_text = {
             "SRF": (
                 "Magnetic field in the Spacecraft Reference Frame (SRF)",
@@ -670,11 +672,15 @@ def test_qf(norm_dataset):
     cdf_filepath = write_cdf(output)
     with cdflib.CDF(cdf_filepath) as cdf_file:
         qf_attrs = cdf_file.varattsget("quality_flags")
+        qf_info = cdf_file.varinq("quality_flags")
         qf_bitmask_attrs = cdf_file.varattsget("quality_bitmask")
         qf_bitmask_info = cdf_file.varinq("quality_bitmask")
 
+    assert qf_info.Data_Type_Description == "CDF_UINT1"
     assert qf_attrs["FORMAT"] == "I1"
+    assert int(qf_attrs["VALIDMIN"]) == 0
     assert int(qf_attrs["VALIDMAX"]) == 1
+    assert int(qf_attrs["FILLVAL"]) == 255
     assert qf_bitmask_info.Data_Type_Description == "CDF_UINT2"
     assert qf_bitmask_attrs["FORMAT"] == "I3"
     assert int(qf_bitmask_attrs["FILLVAL"]) == 65535