diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz
index e4b28276..1c63fdbf 100644
Binary files a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz and b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz differ
diff --git a/rowers/views/apiviews.py b/rowers/views/apiviews.py
index 643e0316..2a478053 100644
--- a/rowers/views/apiviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/apiviews.py
@@ -579,7 +579,13 @@ def strokedata_fit(request):
 
     try:
         # Parse the FIT file
-        row = FP(fit_filename)
+        try:
+            row = FP(fit_filename)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            return JsonResponse({
+                "status": "error",
+                "message": f"An error occurred while parsing the FIT file: {str(e)}"
+            }, status=500)
 
         rowdata = rowingdata(df=row.df)