diff --git a/rowers/dataprep.py b/rowers/dataprep.py
index fdc6d471..9e099622 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprep.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprep.py
@@ -1297,7 +1297,6 @@ def new_workout_from_file(r, f2,
                           makeprivate=False,
                           notes=''):
     message = None
-    print('noot',notes)
     try:
         fileformat = get_file_type(f2)
     except (IOError,UnicodeDecodeError):
diff --git a/rowers/forms.py b/rowers/forms.py
index f07fd400..18434a88 100644
--- a/rowers/forms.py
+++ b/rowers/forms.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class DocumentsForm(forms.Form):
                                  label = "Boat Type")
 
 
-    notes = forms.CharField(initial='these are notes',required=False,
+    notes = forms.CharField(required=False,
                             widget=forms.Textarea)
 
     offline = forms.BooleanField(initial=False,required=False,
diff --git a/rowers/templates/document_form.html b/rowers/templates/document_form.html
index f285de40..b5dd35ba 100644
--- a/rowers/templates/document_form.html
+++ b/rowers/templates/document_form.html
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
           {{ form.as_table }}
         </table>
         {% csrf_token %}
-        <input class="button green" type="submit" value="Submit">
+        <p>
+          &nbsp;<input type="submit" value="Submit">
+        </p>
     </div>
 
   </li>
@@ -201,9 +203,15 @@ $('#id_workouttype').change();
       if ($(this).attr('id') == 'id_file') {
         data.set("file",this.files[0]);
     }
-    console.log($(this).attr('name'),$(this).val());
+    console.log($(this).attr('id'),$(this).attr('name'),$(this).val());
   };
-  });});
+      });});
+
+  $('textarea').each(function( i ) {
+  $(this).change(function() {
+    data.set($(this).attr('name'),$(this).val());
+    console.log($(this).attr('id'),$(this).attr('name'),$(this).val());
+  });});      
   
   $('select').each(function( i ) {
   console.log($(this).attr('name'),$(this).val());
@@ -213,7 +221,7 @@ $('#id_workouttype').change();
   });
   });
 
-  frm.submit(function() {
+      frm.submit(function() {
   console.log("Form submission");
   $(data.values()).each(function(value) {
   console.log(value);
diff --git a/rowers/urls.py b/rowers/urls.py
index 5720d27a..d9ff16ef 100644
--- a/rowers/urls.py
+++ b/rowers/urls.py
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ def response_error_handler(request, exception=None):
     return HttpResponse('Error handler content', status=403)
 
 def filenotfound_handler(request, exception=None):
-    print('noot')
     return HttpResponse('Error handler content', status=404)
 
 handler403 = views.error403_view
diff --git a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
index f8d0f49e..ad68a439 100644
--- a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
@@ -3900,6 +3900,11 @@ def workout_upload_view(request,
     except KeyError:
         boattype = '1x'
 
+    try:
+        notes = docformoptions['notes']
+    except KeyError:
+        notes = ''
+
     try:
         workoutsource = uploadoptions['workoutsource']
     except KeyError:
@@ -3981,8 +3986,6 @@ def workout_upload_view(request,
             notes = form.cleaned_data['notes']
             offline = form.cleaned_data['offline']
 
-            print('aap',form.cleaned_data)
-            
             race = None
             if optionsform.is_valid():
                 make_plot = optionsform.cleaned_data['make_plot']
@@ -4023,7 +4026,6 @@ def workout_upload_view(request,
             f2 = res[1] # file name incl media directory
 
             if not offline:
-                print('noot',notes)
                 id,message,f2 = dataprep.new_workout_from_file(
                     r,f2,
                     workouttype=workouttype,