diff --git a/DFLIMG/DFLJPG.py b/DFLIMG/DFLJPG.py
index ae8f765..291db71 100644
--- a/DFLIMG/DFLJPG.py
+++ b/DFLIMG/DFLJPG.py
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ class DFLJPG(object):
     def has_xseg_mask(self):
         return self.dfl_dict.get('xseg_mask',None) is not None
 
+    def get_xseg_mask_compressed(self):
+        mask_buf = self.dfl_dict.get('xseg_mask',None)
+        if mask_buf is None:
+            return None
+
+        return mask_buf
+        
     def get_xseg_mask(self):
         mask_buf = self.dfl_dict.get('xseg_mask',None)
         if mask_buf is None:
diff --git a/samplelib/Sample.py b/samplelib/Sample.py
index 7ced210..a379275 100644
--- a/samplelib/Sample.py
+++ b/samplelib/Sample.py
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ class Sample(object):
 
         self._filename_offset_size = None
 
+    def has_xseg_mask(self):
+        return self.xseg_mask is not None or self.xseg_mask_compressed is not None
+        
     def get_xseg_mask(self):
         if self.xseg_mask_compressed is not None:
             xseg_mask = cv2.imdecode(self.xseg_mask_compressed, cv2.IMREAD_UNCHANGED)
diff --git a/samplelib/SampleGeneratorFaceXSeg.py b/samplelib/SampleGeneratorFaceXSeg.py
index 7999d16..9c7cf6e 100644
--- a/samplelib/SampleGeneratorFaceXSeg.py
+++ b/samplelib/SampleGeneratorFaceXSeg.py
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@ class SampleGeneratorFaceXSeg(SampleGeneratorBase):
         samples = sum([ SampleLoader.load (SampleType.FACE, path) for path in paths ]  )
         seg_sample_idxs = SegmentedSampleFilterSubprocessor(samples).run()
 
-        seg_samples_len = len(seg_sample_idxs)
-        if seg_samples_len == 0:
-            raise Exception(f"No segmented faces found.")
+        if len(seg_sample_idxs) == 0:
+            seg_sample_idxs = SegmentedSampleFilterSubprocessor(samples, count_xseg_mask=True).run()
+            if len(seg_sample_idxs) == 0:
+                raise Exception(f"No segmented faces found.")
+            else:
+                io.log_info(f"Using {len(seg_sample_idxs)} xseg labeled samples.")                
         else:
-            io.log_info(f"Using {seg_samples_len} segmented samples.")
+            io.log_info(f"Using {len(seg_sample_idxs)} segmented samples.")
 
         if self.debug:
             self.generators_count = 1
@@ -80,8 +83,16 @@ class SampleGeneratorFaceXSeg(SampleGeneratorBase):
         def gen_img_mask(sample):
             img = sample.load_bgr()
             h,w,c = img.shape
-            mask = np.zeros ((h,w,1), dtype=np.float32)
-            sample.seg_ie_polys.overlay_mask(mask)
+            
+            if sample.seg_ie_polys.has_polys():
+                mask = np.zeros ((h,w,1), dtype=np.float32)
+                sample.seg_ie_polys.overlay_mask(mask)
+            elif sample.has_xseg_mask():                
+                mask = sample.get_xseg_mask()
+                mask[mask < 0.5] = 0.0
+                mask[mask >= 0.5] = 1.0
+            else:
+                raise Exception(f'no mask in sample {sample.filename}')
 
             if face_type == sample.face_type:
                 if w != resolution:
@@ -158,9 +169,10 @@ class SampleGeneratorFaceXSeg(SampleGeneratorBase):
 
 class SegmentedSampleFilterSubprocessor(Subprocessor):
     #override
-    def __init__(self, samples ):
+    def __init__(self, samples, count_xseg_mask=False ):
         self.samples = samples
         self.samples_len = len(self.samples)
+        self.count_xseg_mask = count_xseg_mask
 
         self.idxs = [*range(self.samples_len)]
         self.result = []
@@ -169,7 +181,7 @@ class SegmentedSampleFilterSubprocessor(Subprocessor):
     #override
     def process_info_generator(self):
         for i in range(multiprocessing.cpu_count()):
-            yield 'CPU%d' % (i), {}, {'samples':self.samples}
+            yield 'CPU%d' % (i), {}, {'samples':self.samples, 'count_xseg_mask':self.count_xseg_mask}
 
     #override
     def on_clients_initialized(self):
@@ -203,6 +215,10 @@ class SegmentedSampleFilterSubprocessor(Subprocessor):
         #overridable optional
         def on_initialize(self, client_dict):
             self.samples = client_dict['samples']
+            self.count_xseg_mask = client_dict['count_xseg_mask']
 
         def process_data(self, idx):
-            return idx, self.samples[idx].seg_ie_polys.get_pts_count() != 0
\ No newline at end of file
+            if self.count_xseg_mask:
+                return idx, self.samples[idx].has_xseg_mask()
+            else:
+                return idx, self.samples[idx].seg_ie_polys.get_pts_count() != 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samplelib/SampleLoader.py b/samplelib/SampleLoader.py
index 46d0962..edb3775 100644
--- a/samplelib/SampleLoader.py
+++ b/samplelib/SampleLoader.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class SampleLoader:
               shape,
               landmarks,
               seg_ie_polys,
-              xseg_mask,
+              xseg_mask_compressed,
               eyebrows_expand_mod,
               source_filename ) = data
               
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class SampleLoader:
                                         shape=shape,
                                         landmarks=landmarks,
                                         seg_ie_polys=seg_ie_polys,
-                                        xseg_mask=xseg_mask,
+                                        xseg_mask_compressed=xseg_mask_compressed,
                                         eyebrows_expand_mod=eyebrows_expand_mod,
                                         source_filename=source_filename,
                                     ))
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class FaceSamplesLoaderSubprocessor(Subprocessor):
                         dflimg.get_shape(),
                         dflimg.get_landmarks(),
                         dflimg.get_seg_ie_polys(),
-                        dflimg.get_xseg_mask(),
+                        dflimg.get_xseg_mask_compressed(),
                         dflimg.get_eyebrows_expand_mod(),
                         dflimg.get_source_filename() )