diff --git a/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py b/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py
index cadb1557..466709a8 100644
--- a/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py
+++ b/rowers/runkeeperstuff.py
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ def get_userid(access_token):
     response = requests.get(url,headers=headers)
     
 
-    me_json = response.json()
+    try:
+        me_json = response.json()
+    except:
+        return 0
 
     try:
         res = me_json['userID']