diff --git a/c_source/pruning/pruneVoids.cpp b/c_source/pruning/pruneVoids.cpp
index 2371043..1e2570f 100644
--- a/c_source/pruning/pruneVoids.cpp
+++ b/c_source/pruning/pruneVoids.cpp
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ void openFiles(string outputDir, string sampleName,
 
   *fpOutput = fopen((outputDir+"/voidDatabase_"+sampleName).c_str(), "w");
   //fprintf(*fpZobov, "%d particles, %d voids.\n", numPartTot, numKept);
-  fprintf(*fpOutput, "Void ID, void type, center (x,y,z) (Mpc/h), volume (normalized), volume(Mpc/h^3), radius (Mpc/h), redshift, RA, Dec, density contrast, max extent, nearest edge, num part, parent ID, tree level, num children, central density, core particle, core density, zone vol, zone num part, num zones, void probability, ellipticity, eig(1), eig(2), eig(3), eigv(1)-x, eiv(1)-y, eigv(1)-z, eigv(2)-x, eigv(2)-y, eigv(2)-z, eigv(3)-x, eigv(3)-y, eigv(3)-z\n");
+  fprintf(*fpOutput, "# Void ID, void type, center (x,y,z) (Mpc/h), volume (normalized), volume(Mpc/h^3), radius (Mpc/h), redshift, RA, Dec, density contrast, max extent, nearest edge, num part, parent ID, tree level, num children, central density, core particle, core density, zone vol, zone num part, num zones, void probability, ellipticity, eig(1), eig(2), eig(3), eigv(1)-x, eiv(1)-y, eigv(1)-z, eigv(2)-x, eigv(2)-y, eigv(2)-z, eigv(3)-x, eigv(3)-y, eigv(3)-z\n");
 
 } // end openFiles
 
diff --git a/python_source/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py b/python_source/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py
index e8cb0d9..f3f77b9 100644
--- a/python_source/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py
+++ b/python_source/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ def loadVoidCatalog(sampleDir,
                                densCon = line[9],
                                voidProb = line[10],
                                # below values to be read in or computed later
+                               macrocenter = np.zeros((3)),
                                radius = 0.,
                                redshift = 0,
                                RA = 0,
@@ -421,8 +422,9 @@ def loadVoidCatalog(sampleDir,
 
   else:
     print("Loading version-2 voids...")
-    fileName = sampleDir+"/"+prefix+"voidDatabase_"+sample.fullName+".out"
+    fileName = sampleDir+"/voidDatabase_"+sample.fullName+".out"
 
+    catData = np.loadtxt(fileName, comments="#")
     catalog.voids = []
     for line in catData: