diff --git a/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py b/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py
index 2953eadf..ed9dfc5f 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import sqlalchemy as sa
 
 from rowsandall_app.settings import DATABASES
 from rowsandall_app.settings_dev import DATABASES as DEV_DATABASES
+from rowsandall_app.settings_dev import use_sqlite
 
 from rowers.utils import lbstoN
 
@@ -58,7 +59,12 @@ database_url = 'mysql://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database_name}'.format(
 
 database_name_dev = DEV_DATABASES['default']['NAME']
 
-database_url_debug = 'sqlite:///'+database_name_dev
+database_url_debug = database_url
+
+if use_sqlite:
+    database_url_debug = 'sqlite:///'+database_name_dev
+
+
 
 # mapping the DB column names to the CSV file column names
 columndict = {
@@ -728,7 +734,7 @@ def fitnessmetric_to_sql(m,table='powertimefitnessmetric',debug=False,
         engine = create_engine(database_url, echo=False)
         
     columns = ', '.join(m.keys())
-    if debug:
+    if use_sqlite:
         placeholders  = ", ".join(["?"] * len(m))
     else:
         placeholders  = ", ".join(["%s"] * len(m))
diff --git a/rowers/interactiveplots.py b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
index e3cedb84..5b30d4c4 100644
--- a/rowers/interactiveplots.py
+++ b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
@@ -1121,6 +1121,9 @@ def fitnessmetric_chart(fitnessmetrics,user,workoutmode='rower',startdate=None,
     except TypeError:
         df = pd.DataFrame()
 
+    if df.empty:
+        return ["","no data"]
+
     groups = df.groupby(by='date').max()
 
     power4min = groups['power4min']
diff --git a/rowers/management/commands/processemail.py b/rowers/management/commands/processemail.py
index e52fae9b..e4171355 100644
--- a/rowers/management/commands/processemail.py
+++ b/rowers/management/commands/processemail.py
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             except Message.DoesNotExist:
                 attachment.delete()
             for rower in rowers:
-                if extension == 'zip':
+                if 'zip' in extension:
                     try:
                         zip_file = zipfile.ZipFile(attachment.document)
                         for id,filename in enumerate(zip_file.namelist()):
diff --git a/rowers/tests/test_emails.py b/rowers/tests/test_emails.py
index 6370879c..6604b189 100644
--- a/rowers/tests/test_emails.py
+++ b/rowers/tests/test_emails.py
@@ -66,6 +66,67 @@ workout run
         w = ws[0]
         self.assertEqual(w.workouttype,'Run')
 
+@override_settings(TESTING=True)
+class ZipEmailUpload(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        redis_connection.publish('tasks','KILL')
+        u = User.objects.create_user('john',
+                                     'sander@ds.ds',
+                                     'koeinsloot')
+        r = Rower.objects.create(user=u,gdproptin=True,
+                                 gdproptindate=timezone.now()
+        )
+
+        self.theadmin = UserFactory(is_staff=True)
+        self.rtheadmin = Rower.objects.create(user=self.theadmin,
+                                              birthdate = faker.profile()['birthdate'],
+                                              gdproptin=True,
+                                              gdproptindate=timezone.now(),
+                                              rowerplan='coach')
+        
+        nu = datetime.datetime.now()
+        workoutsbox = Mailbox.objects.create(name='workouts1')
+        workoutsbox.save()
+        failbox = Mailbox.objects.create(name='Failed')
+        failbox.save()
+        
+        m = Message(mailbox=workoutsbox,
+                    from_header = u.email,
+                    subject = "Sprint",
+                    body = """
+workout water
+                    """)
+        m.save()
+        a2 = 'media/mailbox_attachments/zipfile.zip'
+        copy('rowers/tests/testdata/zipfile.zip',a2)
+        a = MessageAttachment(message=m,document=a2[6:])
+        a.save()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        for filename in os.listdir('media/mailbox_attachments'):
+            path = os.path.join('media/mailbox_attachments/',filename)
+            if not os.path.isdir(path):
+                try:
+                    os.remove(path)
+                except (IOError,FileNotFoundError,OSError):
+                    pass
+
+    @patch('rowers.dataprep.create_engine')
+    @patch('rowers.polarstuff.get_polar_notifications')
+    @patch('rowers.c2stuff.requests.get', side_effect=mocked_requests)
+    @patch('rowers.c2stuff.requests.post', side_effect=mocked_requests)
+    def test_emailupload(
+            self, mocked_sqlalchemy,mocked_polar_notifications, mock_get, mock_post):
+        out = StringIO()
+        call_command('processemail', stdout=out,testing=True,mailbox='workouts1')
+        self.assertIn('Successfully processed email attachments',out.getvalue())
+
+        ws = Workout.objects.all()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(ws),5)
+        w = ws[4]
+        self.assertEqual(w.name,'Sprint (5)')
+
         
 @override_settings(TESTING=True)
 class EmailBikeErgUpload(TestCase):
diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz
index 4c5a20d0..580b5534 100644
Binary files a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz and b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.csv.gz differ
diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/zipfile.zip b/rowers/tests/testdata/zipfile.zip
index 4fcb08ee..abff658c 100644
Binary files a/rowers/tests/testdata/zipfile.zip and b/rowers/tests/testdata/zipfile.zip differ
diff --git a/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py b/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py
index 76dbb335..3f161559 100644
--- a/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py
+++ b/rowsandall_app/settings_dev.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ if TESTING or use_sqlite:
             'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.sqlite3',
             'NAME': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3'),
             'HOST': 'localhost',
-        },
+    	    'PASSWORD': 'roeidata',
+            'PORT': '3306',        },
         #        'TEST': {
         #	    'CHARSET': 'utf8',
         #	    'COLLATION': 'utf8_general_ci',
@@ -37,9 +38,7 @@ if TESTING or use_sqlite:
         #	    'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql',
         #            'NAME': 'rowsanda_107501',
         #	    'USER': 'rowsanda_107501',
-    #	    'PASSWORD': 'roeidata',
-        #	    'HOST': 'store3.rosti.cz',
-        #	    'PORT': '3306',
+
     #	}
     }