diff --git a/rowers/dataprep.py b/rowers/dataprep.py
index 65312aa9..386f8a88 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprep.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprep.py
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 import sys
 
+import django_rq
+queue = django_rq.get_queue('default')
+queuelow = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+queuehigh = django_rq.get_queue('low')
+
+
 user = settings.DATABASES['default']['USER']
 password = settings.DATABASES['default']['PASSWORD']
 database_name = settings.DATABASES['default']['NAME']
diff --git a/rowers/rows.py b/rowers/rows.py
index d0513aaa..acf7c27a 100644
--- a/rowers/rows.py
+++ b/rowers/rows.py
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ def format_time(x,pos=None):
 def validate_file_extension(value):
   import os
   ext = os.path.splitext(value.name)[1]
-  valid_extensions = ['.tcx','.csv','.TCX','.CSV','.fit','.FIT','.zip','.ZIP']
+  valid_extensions = ['.tcx','.csv','.TCX',
+                      '.CSV','.fit','.FIT','.zip','.ZIP',
+                      '.gz','.GZ']
   if not ext in valid_extensions:
     raise ValidationError(u'File not supported!')