diff --git a/scarab_stats/scarab_stats.py b/scarab_stats/scarab_stats.py
index a4af6331..e8656ce8 100644
--- a/scarab_stats/scarab_stats.py
+++ b/scarab_stats/scarab_stats.py
@@ -105,6 +105,19 @@ def retrieve_stats(self, config: List[str], stats: List[str], workload: List[str
         available_workloads = set(self.data[self.data["stats"] == "Workload"].iloc[0][3:])
         available_configs = set(self.data[self.data["stats"] == "Configuration"].iloc[0][3:])
 
+        # Check if stats exist, and if not, check for <stat>_count variants
+        validated_stats = []
+        available_stats = set(self.data["stats"].values)
+        for stat in stats:
+            if stat in available_stats:
+                validated_stats.append(stat)
+            elif f"{stat}_count" in available_stats:
+                validated_stats.append(f"{stat}_count")
+            else:
+                print(f"WARNING: Stat '{stat}' not found in dataframe, and '{stat}_count' not found either. Skipping.")
+
+        stats = validated_stats
+
         # Validate workloads
         missing_workloads = set(workload) - available_workloads
 
diff --git a/sci b/sci
index 622c0ed5..13248b9c 100755
--- a/sci
+++ b/sci
@@ -2830,7 +2830,8 @@ def run_visualize(descriptor_name: str) -> int:
         missing_stats: Set[str] = set()
         if available_stats:
             missing_stats = {stat for stat in resolved_stats if stat not in available_stats}
-        if missing_stats:
+
+        if missing_stats and any({stat+ "_count" not in available_stats for stat in resolved_stats}):
             print(
                 f"Skipping {stats_list}: not present in collected stats "
                 f"({', '.join(sorted(missing_stats))})."