diff --git a/include/libpsl.h b/include/libpsl.h
index fd2a404..9a7c934 100644
--- a/include/libpsl.h
+++ b/include/libpsl.h
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ psl_ctx_t *
 int
 	psl_is_tld(const psl_ctx_t *psl, const char *domain);
 
+/* does not include exceptions */
+int
+	psl_suffix_count(const psl_ctx_t *psl);
+/* just counts exceptions */
+int
+	psl_suffix_exception_count(const psl_ctx_t *psl);
+
+
 PSL_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* _LIBPSL_LIBPSL_H */
diff --git a/src/psl.c b/src/psl.c
index 5a2f819..cd3e5fa 100644
--- a/src/psl.c
+++ b/src/psl.c
@@ -312,14 +312,25 @@ psl_ctx_t *psl_load_file(const char *fname)
 		_vector_sort(psl->suffix_exceptions);
 		_vector_sort(psl->suffixes);
 
-		printf("loaded %d (%d/%d) suffixes\n", nsuffixes, psl->suffixes->cur, psl->suffix_exceptions->cur);
-
 	} else
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Failed to open PSL file '%s'\n"), fname);
 
 	return psl;
 }
 
+
+/* does not include exceptions */
+int psl_suffix_count(const psl_ctx_t *psl)
+{
+	return psl->suffixes->cur;
+}
+/* just counts exceptions */
+int psl_suffix_exception_count(const psl_ctx_t *psl)
+{
+	return psl->suffix_exceptions->cur;
+}
+
+
 void psl_free(psl_ctx_t **psl)
 {
 	if (psl && *psl) {
diff --git a/tests/test-is-tld.c b/tests/test-is-tld.c
index 0f63b9b..1868af0 100644
--- a/tests/test-is-tld.c
+++ b/tests/test-is-tld.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ static void test_psl(void)
 
 	psl = psl_load_file(DATADIR "/effective_tld_names.dat");
 
+        printf("loaded %d suffixes and %d exceptions\n", psl_suffix_count(psl), psl_suffix_exception_count(psl));
+
+
 	for (it = 0; it < countof(test_data); it++) {
 		const struct test_data *t = &test_data[it];
 		int result = psl_is_tld(psl, t->domain);