diff --git a/modules/io/pymod/__init__.py b/modules/io/pymod/__init__.py
index e92e93249eda23461cb500ba8a69a5778687c13e..344f971292b41d79cddbb61925c71d5296d0d474 100644
--- a/modules/io/pymod/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/io/pymod/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from ost import mol,conop
 
 def LoadPDB(filename, restrict_chains="", no_hetatms=False,
             fault_tolerant=False, load_multi=False,
-            join_spread_atom_records=False):
+            join_spread_atom_records=False, calpha_only=False):
   """
   Load PDB file from disk.
 
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ def LoadPDB(filename, restrict_chains="", no_hetatms=False,
   reader=PDBReader(filename)
 
   flags=0
+  if calpha_only:
+    flags|=PDB.CALPHA_ONLY
   if fault_tolerant:
-    flags=PDB.SKIP_FAULTY_RECORDS
+    flags|=PDB.SKIP_FAULTY_RECORDS
   if no_hetatms:
     flags|=PDB.NO_HETATMS
   if join_spread_atom_records:
diff --git a/modules/io/pymod/repository.py b/modules/io/pymod/repository.py
index ac6c1d1c27aaf396bc575ba17b868c99d2d85a6a..a0ed9cbddf073f54f0adf2e703e92efd1de95b6a 100644
--- a/modules/io/pymod/repository.py
+++ b/modules/io/pymod/repository.py
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ class ModelRepository:
     basename=self.file_pattern_ % {'id' : pdb_id, 'chain' :chain, 'dir' : pdb_id[1:3]}
     return os.path.join(self.directory_, basename)
     
-  def Load(self, pdb_id, chains=""):
+  def Load(self, pdb_id, chains='', calpha_only=False, fault_tolerant=False):
     return io.LoadPDB(self.FilenameForModel(pdb_id, chains),
-                          chains)
+                      chains, calpha_only=calpha_only, 
+                      fault_tolerant=fault_tolerant)
                       
   def LoadMulti(self, pdb_id, chains=""):
     return io.LoadMultiPDB(self.FilenameForModel(pdb_id, chains))