diff --git a/rowers/utils.py b/rowers/utils.py
index 0072805b..070f1a45 100644
--- a/rowers/utils.py
+++ b/rowers/utils.py
@@ -740,6 +740,10 @@ def steps_write_fit(steps):
     # convert to json, value of keys called wkt_step_name to string
     for step in steps['steps']:
         step['wkt_step_name'] = str(step['wkt_step_name'])
+        # convert numerical values in the dict to integers
+        for key in step.keys():
+            if isinstance(step[key], (int, float)):
+                step[key] = int(step[key])
 
     response = requests.post(url=url, headers=headers, json=steps)
 
diff --git a/rowers/views/otherviews.py b/rowers/views/otherviews.py
index 3fef3dd5..bd59a9bf 100644
--- a/rowers/views/otherviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/otherviews.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def download_fit(request, filename=''):
     try:
         response = HttpResponse(fitfile)
     except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(fitfile, "not found")
         raise Http404("File not found")
 
     response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="%s"' % filename  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/rowers/views/planviews.py b/rowers/views/planviews.py
index 8ba2c0ba..5833c5a5 100644
--- a/rowers/views/planviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/planviews.py
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@ def stepedit(request, id=0, psid=0):
                         if form.cleaned_data['durationtype'] == 'Time':
                             ss['durationValue'] = form.cleaned_data['durationvalue']*60000
                         elif form.cleaned_data['durationtype'] == 'Distance':
-                            ss[durationValue] = form.cleaned_data['durationvalue']*100
+                            ss['durationValue'] = form.cleaned_data['durationvalue']*100
 
                         ss['durationValue'] = int(ss['durationValue'])
                         ps.fitfile = None