diff --git a/sparta/sparta/ports/Port.hpp b/sparta/sparta/ports/Port.hpp
index add667857d..8f09c8b2dc 100644
--- a/sparta/sparta/ports/Port.hpp
+++ b/sparta/sparta/ports/Port.hpp
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ namespace sparta
             return (bound_ports_.empty() == false);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * \brief How many ports are bound to this port?
+         * \return The number of bound ports
+         */
+        size_t getNumBoundPorts() const {
+            return bound_ports_.size();
+        }
+
         /**
          * \brief The direction of the port
          * \return In or out
diff --git a/sparta/sparta/utils/FastList.hpp b/sparta/sparta/utils/FastList.hpp
index c74c45382c..37292da37b 100644
--- a/sparta/sparta/utils/FastList.hpp
+++ b/sparta/sparta/utils/FastList.hpp
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ namespace sparta::utils
          */
         FastList(size_t size)
         {
+            sparta_assert(size != 0,
+                          "Cannot create a sparta::utils::FastList of size 0");
             int node_idx = 0;
             nodes_.reserve(size);
             for(size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
diff --git a/sparta/test/FastList/FastList_test.cpp b/sparta/test/FastList/FastList_test.cpp
index 2e7f55c2ea..f3ffa71877 100644
--- a/sparta/test/FastList/FastList_test.cpp
+++ b/sparta/test/FastList/FastList_test.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, const MyObj & obj) {
 
 void testFastList()
 {
+
+    EXPECT_THROW(sparta::utils::FastList<MyObj> zero_fl(0));
+
     sparta::utils::FastList<MyObj> fl(10);
     std::cout << fl;
 
diff --git a/sparta/test/Port/Port_test.cpp b/sparta/test/Port/Port_test.cpp
index 1fb34339a5..5c028d2e58 100644
--- a/sparta/test/Port/Port_test.cpp
+++ b/sparta/test/Port/Port_test.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ int main ()
     signal_out.bind(signal_in);
     delay1_out_non_continuing.bind(delay1_in_non_continuing);
 
+    EXPECT_EQUAL(delay0_out.getNumBoundPorts(), 1);
+    EXPECT_EQUAL(delay0_in.getNumBoundPorts(), 1);
+    EXPECT_EQUAL(signal_out.getNumBoundPorts(), 1);
+    EXPECT_EQUAL(signal_in.getNumBoundPorts(), 1);
+
     // Try some binding rules
     sparta::SignalInPort  signal_bind_in(&ps, "signal_bind_in");
     sparta::SignalOutPort signal_bind_out(&ps, "signal_bind_out");