diff --git a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
index b23fa352..b69629f8 100644
--- a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
@@ -4537,9 +4537,9 @@ def workout_edit_view(request, id=0, message="", successmessage=""):
             boatname = form.cleaned_data.get('boatname', '')
             empowerside = form.cleaned_data.get('empowerside','port')
 
-            if is_race and subtype is None:
+            if is_race:
                 subtype = "Race"
-            elif is_commute and subtype is None:
+            elif is_commute:
                 subtype = "Commute"
 
             if private: