diff --git a/rowers/dataprep.py b/rowers/dataprep.py
index 359229ed..a9ad37f1 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprep.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprep.py
@@ -865,14 +865,16 @@ def getrowdata_db(id=0,doclean=False):
     return data,row
 
 # Fetch a subset of the data from the DB
-def getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=[],doclean=True,workstrokesonly=True):
+def getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=[],doclean=True,workstrokesonly=True,
+                       convertnewtons=False):
     prepmultipledata(ids)
     data = read_cols_df_sql(ids,columns)
-    
-   # if 'peakforce' in columns:
-   #     data['peakforce'] = data['peakforce']*lbstoN
-   # if 'averageforce' in columns:
-   #     data['averageforce'] = data['averageforce']*lbstoN
+
+    if convertnewtons:
+        if 'peakforce' in columns:
+            data['peakforce'] = data['peakforce']*lbstoN
+        if 'averageforce' in columns:
+            data['averageforce'] = data['averageforce']*lbstoN
         
     if doclean:
         data = clean_df_stats(data,ignorehr=True,
diff --git a/rowers/interactiveplots.py b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
index 72607cbf..b13841e0 100644
--- a/rowers/interactiveplots.py
+++ b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
@@ -1328,7 +1328,8 @@ def interactive_flex_chart2(id=0,promember=0,
                'time','pace','workoutstate','time']
 
     rowdata = dataprep.getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=[id],doclean=True,
-                                          workstrokesonly=workstrokesonly)
+                                          workstrokesonly=workstrokesonly,
+                                          convertnewtons=False)
 
     try:
         tests = rowdata[yparam2]