diff --git a/rowers/views/apiviews.py b/rowers/views/apiviews.py
index 63149423..6c7f9979 100644
--- a/rowers/views/apiviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/apiviews.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def strokedata_tcx(request):
         dologging('apilog.log','GET request to TCX endpoint')
         return HttpResponseNotAllowed("Method not supported")  # pragma: no cover
 
-    if request.content_type.lower() != 'application/xml':
+    if 'application/xml' not in request.content_type.lower():
         dologging('apilog.log','POST data not application/xml, request to TCX endpoint')
         dologging('apilog.log', request.content_type.lower())
         return HttpResponseNotAllowed("Need application/xml")