diff --git a/index/bitmap.go b/index/bitmap.go
index 563144c47..4a10a8654 100644
--- a/index/bitmap.go
+++ b/index/bitmap.go
@@ -418,18 +418,19 @@ func (b *Bitmap) ToBytes() []byte {
 	return buf.Bytes()
 }
 
-func (b *Bitmap) FromBytes(raw []byte) {
+func (self *Bitmap) FromBytes(raw []byte) {
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(raw)
 	dec := gob.NewDecoder(buf)
 
 	var size int
 	dec.Decode(&size)
-	b.nodes = NewRB()
+	self.nodes = NewRB()
 	for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
 		chunk := &Chunk{}
 		dec.Decode(&chunk)
-		b.AddChunk(chunk)
+		self.AddChunk(chunk)
 	}
+	self.SetCount(BitCount(self))
 }
 
 func (b *Bitmap) BuildFromBits(bits []uint64) {
diff --git a/index/brand.go b/index/brand.go
index 7211bcdae..6a7b9f74c 100644
--- a/index/brand.go
+++ b/index/brand.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ func (self *Brand) SetBit(bitmap_id uint64, bit_pos uint64) bool {
 		self.storage.StoreBlock(int64(bitmap_id), self.db, self.slice, int64(address.ChunkKey), int32(address.BlockIndex), int64(val))
 		self.storage.StoreBlock(int64(bitmap_id), self.db, self.slice, COUNTER_KEY, 0, int64(bm.Count()))
 		if bm.Count() >= self.threshold_value {
+
 			self.Rank() //need to optimize this
 		}
 	}
@@ -125,6 +126,35 @@ func packagePairs(r RankList) []Pair {
 	}
 	return res
 }
+
+func (self *Brand) Stats() interface{} {
+	total := uint64(0)
+	i := uint64(0)
+	bit_total := uint64(0)
+	for _, v := range self.bitmap_cache {
+		total += uint64(v.bitmap.Len()) * uint64(256)
+		i += 1
+		bit_total += v.Count
+	}
+	avg_bytes := uint64(0)
+	avg_bits := uint64(0)
+	if i > 0 {
+		avg_bytes = total / i
+		avg_bits = bit_total / i
+	}
+
+	stats := map[string]interface{}{
+		"total size of cache in bytes":       total,
+		"number of bitmaps":                  len(self.bitmap_cache),
+		"avg size of bitmap in space(bytes)": avg_bytes,
+		"avg size of bitmap in bits":         avg_bits,
+		"rank counter":                       self.rank_counter,
+		"threshold_value":                    self.threshold_value,
+		"threshold_length":                   self.threshold_length,
+		"threshold_idx":                      self.threshold_idx,
+		"skip":                               self.skip}
+	return stats
+}
 func (self *Brand) Store(bitmap_id uint64, bm IBitmap) {
 	//oldbm:=self.Get(bitmap_id)
 	//nbm = Union(oldbm, bm)
diff --git a/index/commands.go b/index/commands.go
index 4a2889186..472ab8bee 100644
--- a/index/commands.go
+++ b/index/commands.go
@@ -218,3 +218,14 @@ func (self *CmdLoader) Execute(f *Fragment) Calculation {
 	f.impl.Store(self.bitmap_id, nbm)
 	return "ok"
 }
+
+type CmdStats struct {
+	*Responder
+}
+
+func NewStats() *CmdStats {
+	return &CmdStats{NewResponder("Stats")}
+}
+func (self *CmdStats) Execute(f *Fragment) Calculation {
+	return f.impl.Stats()
+}
diff --git a/index/fragment_container.go b/index/fragment_container.go
index a17c90082..9ff78c03f 100644
--- a/index/fragment_container.go
+++ b/index/fragment_container.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"errors"
 	"log"
+	"pilosa/config"
 	. "pilosa/util"
 	"time"
 
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@ func (self *FragmentContainer) GetFragment(frag_id SUUID) (*Fragment, bool) {
 	return c, v
 }
 
+func (self *FragmentContainer) Stats(frag_id SUUID) interface{} {
+	if fragment, found := self.GetFragment(frag_id); found {
+		request := NewStats()
+		fragment.requestChan <- request
+		return request.Response().answer
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 func (self *FragmentContainer) Empty(frag_id SUUID) (BitmapHandle, error) {
 	if fragment, found := self.GetFragment(frag_id); found {
 		request := NewEmpty()
@@ -154,6 +163,7 @@ type Pilosa interface {
 	TopN(b IBitmap, n int) []Pair
 	Clear() bool
 	Store(bitmap_id uint64, bm IBitmap)
+	Stats() interface{}
 }
 
 type Fragment struct {
@@ -168,33 +178,30 @@ type Fragment struct {
 }
 
 func getStorage(db string, slice int, frame string) Storage {
-	return NewCassStorage("10.87.110.249", "hotbox")
-	/*
-		storage_method := config.GetInt("storage")
+	storage_method := config.GetInt("storage")
 
-		switch storage_method {
-	    default:
-			return NewMemoryStorage()
-		case 1:
-			storage_path := config.GetString("kv_base_path")
-			if storage_path == "" {
-				storage_path = "/tmp/pilosa"
-			}
-			s, _ := NewKVStorage(storage_path, slice, db)
-			return s
-		case 2:
-			host := config.GetString("cass_host")
-			if host == "" {
-				host = "localhost"
-			}
-			keyspace := config.GetString("cass_keyspace")
-			if keyspace == "" {
-				keyspace = "hotbox"
-			}
-			return NewCassStorage(host, keyspace)
+	switch storage_method {
+	default:
+		return NewMemoryStorage()
+	case 1:
+		storage_path := config.GetString("kv_base_path")
+		if storage_path == "" {
+			storage_path = "/tmp/pilosa"
 		}
-		return nil
-	*/
+		s, _ := NewKVStorage(storage_path, slice, db)
+		return s
+	case 2:
+		host := config.GetString("cass_host")
+		if host == "" {
+			host = "localhost"
+		}
+		keyspace := config.GetString("cass_keyspace")
+		if keyspace == "" {
+			keyspace = "hotbox"
+		}
+		return NewCassStorage(host, keyspace)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func NewFragment(frag_id SUUID, db string, slice int, frame string) *Fragment {