diff --git a/rowers/interactiveplots.py b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
index 1ecdbb61..7dd2b44a 100644
--- a/rowers/interactiveplots.py
+++ b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
@@ -3306,8 +3306,14 @@ def thumbnail_flex_chart(rowdata,id=0,promember=0,
 	plot.scatter('x1','y1',source=source,fill_alpha=0.4,
 		     line_color=None)
 
-    plot.xaxis.axis_label = axlabels[xparam]
-    plot.yaxis.axis_label = axlabels[yparam1]
+    try:
+        plot.xaxis.axis_label = axlabels[xparam]
+    except KeyError:
+        plot.xaxis.axis_label = 'X'
+    try:
+        plot.yaxis.axis_label = axlabels[yparam1]
+    except KeyError:
+        plot.yaxis.axis_label = 'Y'