diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/coords_info/coords_info.py b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/coords_info/coords_info.py
index 8ab0874571..07b805baab 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/coords_info/coords_info.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/imviz/plugins/coords_info/coords_info.py
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ def _get_cube_value(self, image, arr, x, y, viewer):
             # cubeviz case:
             return arr[int(round(x)), int(round(y)), viewer.state.slices[-1]]
         elif image.ndim == 2:
+            if isinstance(viewer, RampvizImageView):
+                x, y = y, x
             return arr[int(round(y)), int(round(x))]
         else:  # pragma: no cover
             raise ValueError(f'does not support ndim={image.ndim}')
@@ -379,6 +381,11 @@ def _image_viewer_update(self, viewer, x, y):
         elif isinstance(viewer, RampvizImageView):
             coords_status = False
 
+            slice_plugin = self.app._jdaviz_helper.plugins.get('Slice', None)
+            if slice_plugin is not None and len(image.shape) == 3:
+                # float to be compatible with default value of nan
+                self._dict['slice'] = float(viewer.slice)
+
         elif isinstance(viewer, MosvizImageView):
 
             if data_has_valid_wcs(image, ndim=2):
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/plugins/parsers.py b/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/plugins/parsers.py
index 7b02443082..c8d9b08884 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/plugins/parsers.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/plugins/parsers.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def move_group_axis_last(x):
     # swap axes per the conventions of ramp cubes
     # (group axis comes first) and the default in
     # rampviz (group axis expected last)
-    return np.swapaxes(x, 0, -1)
+    return np.transpose(x, (1, 2, 0))
 
 
 def _roman_3d_to_glue_data(
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def _roman_3d_to_glue_data(
         data_reshaped
     )
     app._jdaviz_helper.cube_cache[ramp_diff_data_label] = NDDataArray(
-        move_group_axis_last(diff_data)
+        diff_data_reshaped
     )
 
     if meta is not None:
@@ -254,9 +254,12 @@ def _parse_hdulist(
             app._jdaviz_helper.create_image_viewer(viewer_name=new_viewer_name)
 
         # add the SCI extension to the level-2 viewer:
-        if 'SCI' in ext:
+        if not ext:
+            idx = 1
+        elif ext and ('SCI' in ext or ext == '*'):
             idx = len(ext) - ext.index('SCI')
-            app.add_data_to_viewer(new_viewer_name, app.data_collection[-idx].label)
+
+        app.add_data_to_viewer(new_viewer_name, app.data_collection[-idx].label)
         return
 
     elif hdu.header['NAXIS'] != 4:
@@ -301,8 +304,10 @@ def _parse_ramp_cube(app, ramp_cube_data, flux_unit, file_name,
         np.diff(ramp_cube_data, axis=0)
     ])
 
-    ramp_data = move_group_axis_last(ramp_cube_data)
-    ramp_cube = NDDataArray(ramp_data, unit=flux_unit, meta=meta)
+    # ramp_data = move_group_axis_last(ramp_cube_data)
+    # ramp_cube = NDDataArray(ramp_data, unit=flux_unit, meta=meta)
+    # diff_cube = NDDataArray(move_group_axis_last(diff_data), unit=flux_unit, meta=meta)
+    ramp_cube = NDDataArray(move_group_axis_last(ramp_cube_data), unit=flux_unit, meta=meta)
     diff_cube = NDDataArray(move_group_axis_last(diff_data), unit=flux_unit, meta=meta)
 
     group_data_label = app.return_data_label(file_name, ext="DATA")
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/tests/test_parser.py b/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/tests/test_parser.py
index f0d7aa4b6a..570026db3e 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/rampviz/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -12,34 +12,23 @@ def test_load_rectangular_ramp(rampviz_helper, jwst_level_1b_rectangular_ramp):
 
     parsed_cube_shape = rampviz_helper.app.data_collection[0].shape
     assert parsed_cube_shape == (
-        original_cube_shape[2], original_cube_shape[1], original_cube_shape[0]
+        original_cube_shape[1], original_cube_shape[2], original_cube_shape[0]
     )
 
 
-def test_load_nirspec_irs2(rampviz_helper, jwst_level_1b_rectangular_ramp):
-    # update the Level1bModel to have the header cards that are
-    # expected for an exposure from NIRSpec in IRS2 readout mode
-    jwst_level_1b_rectangular_ramp.update(
-        {
-            'meta': {
-                '_primary_header': {
-                    "TELESCOP": "JWST",
-                    "INSTRUME": "NIRSPEC",
-                    "READPATT": "NRSIRS2"
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    )
+def test_load_level_1_and_2(
+        rampviz_helper,
+        jwst_level_1b_rectangular_ramp,
+        jwst_level_2c_rate_image
+):
+    # load level 1 ramp and level 2 rate image
     rampviz_helper.load_data(jwst_level_1b_rectangular_ramp)
+    rampviz_helper.load_data(jwst_level_2c_rate_image)
 
-    # drop the integration axis
-    original_cube_shape = jwst_level_1b_rectangular_ramp.shape[1:]
-
-    # on ramp cube load (1), the parser loads a diff cube (2) and
-    # the ramp extraction plugin produces a default extraction (3):
-    assert len(rampviz_helper.app.data_collection) == 3
+    # confirm that a "level-2" viewer is created, and that
+    # the rate image is loaded into it
+    assert len(rampviz_helper.viewers) == 4
+    assert 'level-2' in rampviz_helper.viewers
 
-    parsed_cube_shape = rampviz_helper.app.data_collection[0].shape
-    assert parsed_cube_shape == (
-        original_cube_shape[2], original_cube_shape[1], original_cube_shape[0]
-    )
+    layers = rampviz_helper.app.get_viewer('level-2').layers
+    assert len(layers) == 1
diff --git a/jdaviz/conftest.py b/jdaviz/conftest.py
index a5f2e11b8c..ec1fdc7a32 100644
--- a/jdaviz/conftest.py
+++ b/jdaviz/conftest.py
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ def jwst_level_1b_rectangular_ramp():
     return _make_jwst_ramp(shape=(1, 10, 32, 25))
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def jwst_level_2c_rate_image():
+    flux_hdu = fits.ImageHDU(np.ones((32, 25)))
+    flux_hdu.name = 'FLUX'
+    return fits.HDUList([fits.PrimaryHDU(), flux_hdu])
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def image_2d_wcs():
     return WCS({'CTYPE1': 'RA---TAN', 'CUNIT1': 'deg', 'CDELT1': -0.0002777777778,