diff --git a/rowers/courses.py b/rowers/courses.py
index 43a3b8ea..3d41a95d 100644
--- a/rowers/courses.py
+++ b/rowers/courses.py
@@ -419,7 +419,10 @@ def createcourse(
                 longitude = point['longitude']
                 g = geocoder.arcgis([latitude, longitude], method='reverse')
                 if g.ok:
-                    country = g.json['country']
+                    try:
+                        country = g.json['country']
+                    except KeyError:  # pragma: no cover
+                        country = 'unknown'
                 else:  # pragma: no cover
                     country = 'unknown'
 
diff --git a/rowers/forms.py b/rowers/forms.py
index f5716641..aba62313 100644
--- a/rowers/forms.py
+++ b/rowers/forms.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from django.contrib.admin.widgets import AdminDateWidget
 from django.forms.widgets import SelectDateWidget, HiddenInput
 from django_recaptcha.fields import ReCaptchaField
 from django_recaptcha.widgets import ReCaptchaV3
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 
 from django.utils import timezone, translation
 from django.forms import ModelForm, Select
@@ -1015,6 +1016,25 @@ class RegistrationFormUniqueEmail(RegistrationFormTermsOfService):
                 "This email address is already in use. Please supply a different email address.")
         return self.cleaned_data['email']
 
+class HoneypotField(forms.CharField):
+    """
+    A honeypot field that should be left empty by humans
+    """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault('required', False)
+        kwargs.setdefault('widget', forms.TextInput(attrs={
+            'style': 'display:none !important',
+            'tabindex': '-1',
+            'autocomplete': 'off',
+            'aria-hidden': 'true',
+        }))
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    
+    def clean(self, value):
+        if value:
+            # If the field has a value, it's likely a bot
+            raise ValidationError("Please leave this field empty.")
+        return value
 
 class RegistrationFormSex(RegistrationFormUniqueEmail):
     sexcategories = (
@@ -1037,7 +1057,9 @@ class RegistrationFormSex(RegistrationFormUniqueEmail):
         initial=datetime.date(year=1970,
                               month=4,
                               day=15))
-
+    
+    url = HoneypotField(label="URL")
+    
     def clean_birthdate(self):
         dob = self.cleaned_data['birthdate']
         age = (timezone.now() - dob).days/365
diff --git a/rowers/tests/test_newusers.py b/rowers/tests/test_newusers.py
index 6207d920..5a098885 100644
--- a/rowers/tests/test_newusers.py
+++ b/rowers/tests/test_newusers.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class NewUserRegistrationTest(TestCase):
             'username':'janderoeiert',
             'password1':'Aapindewei2',
             'password2':'Aapindewei2',
+            'url': '',
             'tos':True,
             'weightcategory':'hwt',
             'adaptiveclass': 'None',
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ class NewUserRegistrationTest(TestCase):
             'birthdate':datetime.datetime(year=1970,month=4,day=2)
             }
 
-        form = RegistrationFormUniqueEmail(form_data)
+        form = RegistrationFormSex(form_data)
         self.assertTrue(form.is_valid())
 
         response = self.c.post('/rowers/register/', form_data, follow=True)
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ class NewUserRegistrationTest(TestCase):
             'password1':'aapindewei2',
             'password2':'aapindewei2',
             'tos':True,
+            'url': '',
             'weightcategory':'hwt',
             'adaptiveclass': 'None',
             'sex':'male',
@@ -124,5 +126,34 @@ class NewUserRegistrationTest(TestCase):
             'birthdate':datetime.datetime(year=1970,month=4,day=2)
             }
 
-        form = RegistrationFormUniqueEmail(form_data)
+        form = RegistrationFormSex(form_data)
         self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
+
+    @patch('rowers.dataprep.workout_summary_to_df',side_effect=mock_workout_summaries)
+    def test_newuser_honeypot(self,mock_workout_summaries):
+        form_data = {
+            'first_name':'Jan',
+            'last_name':'Roeiert',
+            'email':'jan@loop.nl',
+            'username':'janderoeiert',
+            'password1':'Aapindewei2',
+            'password2':'Aapindewei2',
+            'url': 'http://example.com',
+            'tos':True,
+            'weightcategory':'hwt',
+            'adaptiveclass': 'None',
+            'sex':'male',
+            'next':'/rowers/list-workouts',
+            'birthdate':datetime.datetime(year=1970,month=4,day=2)
+            }
+
+        form = RegistrationFormSex(form_data)
+        self.assertFalse(form.is_valid())
+
+        # still post it, should redirect to the registration page
+        response = self.c.post('/rowers/register/', form_data, follow=True)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code,200)
+        self.assertRedirects(response,
+                             expected_url='/rowers/register/',
+                             status_code=302,target_status_code=200)
+        
diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz
index 027f5eae..5a3b8623 100644
Binary files a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz and b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz differ
diff --git a/rowers/views/paymentviews.py b/rowers/views/paymentviews.py
index 40831540..fc04b4bc 100644
--- a/rowers/views/paymentviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/paymentviews.py
@@ -895,6 +895,14 @@ def rower_register_view(request):
         nextpage = '/rowers/list-workouts/'
 
     if request.method == 'POST':
+        # Check if honeypot was triggered (optional logging)
+        honeypot_value = request.POST.get('url', '')
+        if honeypot_value:
+            # bot user, do not register
+            messages.error(request, "Registration failed. Please try again.")
+            url = reverse('rower_register_view')
+            return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
+
         form = RegistrationFormSex(request.POST)
         if form.is_valid():
             first_name = form.cleaned_data['first_name']