diff --git a/phables/workflow/scripts/phables_utils/gene_utils.py b/phables/workflow/scripts/phables_utils/gene_utils.py
index ac886d1..e0148db 100644
--- a/phables/workflow/scripts/phables_utils/gene_utils.py
+++ b/phables/workflow/scripts/phables_utils/gene_utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def get_smg_unitigs(hmmout, mg_frac):
 
     with open(hmmout, "r") as myfile:
         for line in myfile.readlines():
-            if not line.startswith("#") and line.startswith("edge_"):
+            if not line.startswith("#"):
                 strings = line.strip().split()
 
                 unitig = strings[0]