diff --git a/src/deep_neurographs/utils/swc_util.py b/src/deep_neurographs/utils/swc_util.py
index 9bd55b4..1e64450 100644
--- a/src/deep_neurographs/utils/swc_util.py
+++ b/src/deep_neurographs/utils/swc_util.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def load_from_cloud_zipped_file(self, zip_file, path):
 
         """
         content = util.read_zip(zip_file, path).splitlines()
-        if len(content) > self.min_size:
+        if len(content) > self.min_size - 10:
             result = self.parse(content)
             result["swc_id"] = util.get_swc_id(path)
             return result
diff --git a/src/deep_neurographs/utils/util.py b/src/deep_neurographs/utils/util.py
index 1413c60..dba2176 100644
--- a/src/deep_neurographs/utils/util.py
+++ b/src/deep_neurographs/utils/util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import json
 import math
+import networkx as nx
 import os
 import shutil
 from io import BytesIO
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 import psutil
 from google.cloud import storage
 
+from deep_neurographs.utils import graph_util as gutil, swc_util
 
 # --- os utils ---
 def mkdir(path, delete=False):
@@ -477,10 +479,7 @@ def sample_once(my_container):
     sample
 
     """
-    if type(my_container) is list:
-        return sample(my_container, 1)[0]
-    else:
-        return sample(list(my_container), 1)[0]
+    return sample(my_container, 1)[0]
 
 
 # --- dictionary utils ---
@@ -540,6 +539,28 @@ def find_best(my_dict, maximize=True):
 
 
 # --- miscellaneous ---
+def count_fragments(fragments_pointer, min_size=0):
+    """
+    Counts the number of fragments in a given predicted segmentation.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    swc_pointer : dict, list, str
+        Object that points to swcs to be read, see class documentation for
+        details.
+    min_size : float, optional
+
+    """
+    # Extract fragments
+    graph_loader = gutil.GraphLoader(min_size=min_size, progress_bar=True)
+    graph = graph_loader.run(fragments_pointer)
+
+    # Report results
+    print("# Connected Components:", nx.number_connected_components(graph))
+    print("# Nodes:", graph.number_of_nodes())
+    print("# Edges:", graph.number_of_edges())
+
+
 def time_writer(t, unit="seconds"):
     """
     Converts a runtime "t" to a larger unit of time if applicable.