diff --git a/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py b/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py
index cfe6de7..cd9ee71 100644
--- a/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py
+++ b/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/catalogUtil.py
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ def loadVoidCatalog(sampleDir, dataPortion="central", loadParticles=True,
                                eigenVecs = np.zeros((3,3)),
                                ))
 
-  print "Read %d voids" % len(catalog.voids)
+  catalog.numVoids = len(catalog.voids)
+  print "Read %d voids" % catalog.numVoids  
 
   print "Loading barycenters..."
   iLine = 0
diff --git a/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/plotUtil.py b/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/plotUtil.py
index 34752a8..5002209 100644
--- a/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/plotUtil.py
+++ b/python_tools/void_python_tools/voidUtil/plotUtil.py
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ def plotEllipDist(catalogList,
     dataWeights = np.ones_like(data)/len(data)
     dataHist, dataBins = np.histogram(data, bins=10, weights=dataWeights,
                                          range=(0.0,0.35)) 
+    binCenters = 0.5*(dataBins[1:] + dataBins[:-1])
   
-    plt.plot(dataBins, dataHist, label=sample.fullName, 
+    plt.plot(binCenters, dataHist, label=sample.fullName, 
              color=colorList[iSample])
   
     ellipDistList.append((dataBins, dataHist,))