diff --git a/rowers/dataprep.py b/rowers/dataprep.py
index a03c01ee..5ff287b3 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprep.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprep.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from rowingdata import (
     )
 
 from rowers.models import Team
+from rowers.metrics import axes
 
 import os
 import zipfile
@@ -899,6 +900,13 @@ def prepmultipledata(ids,verbose=False):
 # Read a set of columns for a set of workout ids, returns data as a
 # pandas dataframe
 def read_cols_df_sql(ids,columns):
+    # drop columns that are not in offical list
+    axx = [ax[0] for ax in axes]
+    for c in columns:
+        if not c in axx:
+            columns.remove(c)
+            print c,'aap'
+    
     columns = list(columns)+['distance','spm']
     columns = [x for x in columns if x != 'None']
     columns = list(set(columns))
diff --git a/rowers/interactiveplots.py b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
index 0fe5bfe6..d3eeefdf 100644
--- a/rowers/interactiveplots.py
+++ b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def interactive_forcecurve(theworkouts,workstrokesonly=False):
                'workoutstate','driveenergy']
     
     rowdata = dataprep.getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=ids)
+    
     rowdata.dropna(axis=1,how='all',inplace=True)
     rowdata.dropna(axis=0,how='any',inplace=True)
 
@@ -369,6 +370,8 @@ def interactive_histoall(theworkouts):
     ids = [int(w.id) for w in theworkouts]
 
     rowdata = dataprep.getsmallrowdata_db(['power'],ids=ids,doclean=True)
+
+    
     rowdata.dropna(axis=0,how='any',inplace=True)
 
     if rowdata.empty:
@@ -802,6 +805,7 @@ def interactive_chart(id=0,promember=0):
         
     columns = ['time','pace','hr','fpace','ftime']
     datadf = dataprep.getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=[id])
+    
     datadf.dropna(axis=0,how='any',inplace=True)
     row = Workout.objects.get(id=id)
     if datadf.empty:
@@ -883,6 +887,17 @@ def interactive_cum_flex_chart2(theworkouts,promember=0,
     columns = [xparam,yparam1,yparam2,'spm','driveenergy','distance']
     datadf = dataprep.getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=ids,doclean=False)
 
+    try:
+        tests = rowdata[yparam2]
+    except KeyError:
+        yparam2 = 'None'
+
+    try:
+        tests = rowdata[yparam1]
+    except KeyError:
+        yparam1 = 'None'
+
+    
     yparamname1 = axlabels[yparam1]
     if yparam2 != 'None':
         yparamname2 = axlabels[yparam2]
@@ -1167,6 +1182,16 @@ def interactive_flex_chart2(id=0,promember=0,
     rowdata = dataprep.getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=[id],doclean=True,
                                           workstrokesonly=workstrokesonly)
 
+    try:
+        tests = rowdata[yparam2]
+    except KeyError:
+        yparam2 = 'None'
+
+    try:
+        tests = rowdata[yparam1]
+    except KeyError:
+        yparam1 = 'None'
+        
     rowdata.dropna(axis=1,how='all',inplace=True)
     rowdata.dropna(axis=0,how='any',inplace=True)