diff --git a/rowers/emails.py b/rowers/emails.py
index 577baf01..d209ee04 100644
--- a/rowers/emails.py
+++ b/rowers/emails.py
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ def send_template_email(from_email, to_email, subject,
             umsg.save()
         except User.DoesNotExist:
             pass
+        except Exception as e:
+            pass
 
     if not emailbounced:
         res = msg.send()
diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz
index 3dcc1ddf..a2d38369 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 360f0f0e..cb5bf487 100644
--- a/rowers/views/apiviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/apiviews.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from datetime import datetime as dt
 
 import rowingdata.tcxtools as tcxtools
 from rowingdata import TCXParser, rowingdata
-
+import arrow
 
 class XMLParser(BaseParser):
     media_type = "application/xml"
@@ -239,12 +239,14 @@ def strokedata_tcx(request):
     Upload a TCX file through API
     """
     if request.method != 'POST':
+        dologging('apilog.log','GET request to TCX endpoint')
         return HttpResponseNotAllowed("Method not supported")  # pragma: no cover
 
     if request.content_type.lower() != 'application/xml':
+        dologging('apilog.log','POST data not application/xml, request to TCX endpoint')
         return HttpResponseNotAllowed("Need application/xml")
     
-    dologging('apilog.log', request.user.username+" (strokedatajson_TCX POST)")
+    dologging('apilog.log', request.user.username+" (strokedata_tcx POST)")
 
     try:
         tcxdata = request.data
@@ -267,56 +269,64 @@ def strokedata_tcx(request):
             total_duration += lap_duration_seconds
 
     except Exception as e:
+        dologgin('apilog.log','TCX')
         dologging('apilog.log',e)
         return HttpResponseNotAllowed("Could not parse TCX data")
 
 
-    tcxfilename = 'media/{code}.tcx'.format(code=uuid4().hex[:16])
-    xml_string = ET.tostring(tcxdata, encoding='utf-8', method='xml').decode('utf-8')
-    
-    with open(tcxfilename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as xml_file:
-        xml_file.write(xml_string)
+    try:
+        tcxfilename = 'media/{code}.tcx'.format(code=uuid4().hex[:16])
+        xml_string = ET.tostring(tcxdata, encoding='utf-8', method='xml').decode('utf-8')
+        
+        with open(tcxfilename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as xml_file:
+            xml_file.write(xml_string)
 
 
-    duration = totaltime_sec_to_string(total_duration)
-    startdatetime = dt.strptime(start_time_str, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")
-    startdate = startdatetime.date()
-    partofday = part_of_day(startdatetime.hour)
-    title = '{partofday} water'.format(partofday=partofday)
+            duration = totaltime_sec_to_string(total_duration)
+            startdatetime = arrow.get(start_time_str)
+            #startdatetime = dt.strptime(start_time_str, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z")
+            startdate = startdatetime.date()
+            partofday = part_of_day(startdatetime.hour)
+            title = '{partofday} water'.format(partofday=partofday)
+            
+            w = Workout(user=request.user.rower,
+                        date=startdate,
+                        name=title,
+                        duration=duration)
+            w.save()
 
-    w = Workout(user=request.user.rower,
-                date=startdate,
-                name=title,
-                duration=duration)
-    w.save()
+        # need workouttype, duration
 
-    # need workouttype, duration
-
-    uploadoptions = {
-        'secret': UPLOAD_SERVICE_SECRET,
-        'user': request.user.id,
-        'file': tcxfilename,
-        'id': w.id,
-        'title': title,
-        'rpe': 0,
-        'workouttype': 'water',
-        'boattype': '1x',
-        'notes': '',
-        'offline': False,
-    }
+        uploadoptions = {
+            'secret': UPLOAD_SERVICE_SECRET,
+            'user': request.user.id,
+            'file': tcxfilename,
+            'id': w.id,
+            'title': title,
+            'rpe': 0,
+            'workouttype': 'water',
+            'boattype': '1x',
+            'notes': '',
+            'offline': False,
+        }
     
     
-    _ = myqueue(queuehigh,
-                handle_post_workout_api,
-                uploadoptions)
+        _ = myqueue(queuehigh,
+                    handle_post_workout_api,
+                    uploadoptions)
 
-    workoutid = w.id
+        workoutid = w.id
+        
+        return JsonResponse(
+            {"workout public id": encoder.encode_hex(workoutid),
+             "workout id": workoutid,
+             "status": "success",
+             })
+    except Exception as e:
+        dologging('apilog.log','TCX API endpoint')
+        dologging('apilog.log',e)
+        return HttpResponse(status=500)
 
-    return JsonResponse(
-        {"workout public id": encoder.encode_hex(workoutid),
-         "workout id": workoutid,
-         "status": "success",
-         })