diff --git a/alphafold/model/features.py b/alphafold/model/features.py
index c261cef19..062248996 100644
--- a/alphafold/model/features.py
+++ b/alphafold/model/features.py
@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ def tf_example_to_features(tf_example: tf.train.Example,
 
 def np_example_to_features(np_example: FeatureDict,
                            config: ml_collections.ConfigDict,
-                           random_seed: int = 0) -> FeatureDict:
+                           random_seed: int = 0, desired_num_res: int = None) -> FeatureDict:
   """Preprocesses NumPy feature dict using TF pipeline."""
   np_example = dict(np_example)
-  num_res = int(np_example['seq_length'][0])
+  if desired_num_res is not None:
+    num_res = desired_num_res
+  else:
+    num_res = int(np_example['seq_length'][0])
   cfg, feature_names = make_data_config(config, num_res=num_res)
 
   if 'deletion_matrix_int' in np_example:
diff --git a/alphafold/model/model.py b/alphafold/model/model.py
index 072355acd..a48d36d6c 100644
--- a/alphafold/model/model.py
+++ b/alphafold/model/model.py
@@ -165,13 +165,15 @@ def predict(self,
     logging.info('Running predict with shape(feat) = %s',
                  tree.map_structure(lambda x: x.shape, feat))
     result = self.apply(self.params, jax.random.PRNGKey(random_seed), feat)
-
     # This block is to ensure benchmark timings are accurate. Some blocking is
     # already happening when computing get_confidence_metrics, and this ensures
     # all outputs are blocked on.
     jax.tree_map(lambda x: x.block_until_ready(), result)
-    result.update(
-        get_confidence_metrics(result, multimer_mode=self.multimer_mode))
+    # result.update(
+        # get_confidence_metrics(result, multimer_mode=self.multimer_mode))
+    result.update({"plddt": confidence.compute_plddt(
+      result['predicted_lddt']['logits'])})
+    
     logging.info('Output shape was %s',
                  tree.map_structure(lambda x: x.shape, result))
     return result
diff --git a/alphafold/model/tf/data_transforms.py b/alphafold/model/tf/data_transforms.py
index 7af966ef4..05945dfca 100644
--- a/alphafold/model/tf/data_transforms.py
+++ b/alphafold/model/tf/data_transforms.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from alphafold.model.tf import utils
 import numpy as np
 import tensorflow.compat.v1 as tf
-
 # Pylint gets confused by the curry1 decorator because it changes the number
 #   of arguments to the function.
 # pylint:disable=no-value-for-parameter
@@ -413,19 +412,20 @@ def make_masked_msa(protein, config, replace_fraction):
 def make_fixed_size(protein, shape_schema, msa_cluster_size, extra_msa_size,
                     num_res, num_templates=0):
   """Guess at the MSA and sequence dimensions to make fixed size."""
-
   pad_size_map = {
       NUM_RES: num_res,
       NUM_MSA_SEQ: msa_cluster_size,
       NUM_EXTRA_SEQ: extra_msa_size,
       NUM_TEMPLATES: num_templates,
   }
-
   for k, v in protein.items():
     # Don't transfer this to the accelerator.
     if k == 'extra_cluster_assignment':
       continue
-    shape = v.shape.as_list()
+    if type(v) ==np.ndarray:
+      shape = v.shape 
+    else:
+      shape = v.shape.as_list()
     schema = shape_schema[k]
     assert len(shape) == len(schema), (
         f'Rank mismatch between shape and shape schema for {k}: '