diff --git a/rowers/stravastuff.py b/rowers/stravastuff.py
index c03dca80..e5281d45 100644
--- a/rowers/stravastuff.py
+++ b/rowers/stravastuff.py
@@ -834,12 +834,31 @@ def handle_strava_import_stroke_data(title,
     r = type('Rower', (object,), {"stravatoken": stravatoken})
 
     spm = get_strava_stream(r,'cadence',stravaid)
-    hr = get_strava_stream(r,'heartrate',stravaid)
     t = get_strava_stream(r,'time',stravaid)
-    velo = get_strava_stream(r,'velocity_smooth',stravaid)
-    d = get_strava_stream(r,'distance',stravaid)
-    coords = get_strava_stream(r,'latlng',stravaid)
-    power = get_strava_stream(r,'watts',stravaid)
+
+    try:
+        hr = get_strava_stream(r,'heartrate',stravaid)
+    except JSONDecodeError:
+        hr = 0*spm
+
+    try:
+        velo = get_strava_stream(r,'velocity_smooth',stravaid)
+    except JSONDecodeError:
+        velo = 0*t
+
+    try:
+        d = get_strava_stream(r,'distance',stravaid)
+    except JSONDecodeError:
+        d = 0*t
+
+    try:
+        coords = get_strava_stream(r,'latlng',stravaid)
+    except JSONDecodeError:
+        coords = 0*t
+    try:
+        power = get_strava_stream(r,'watts',stravaid)
+    except JSONDecodeError:
+        power = 0*t
 
     if t is not None:
         nr_rows = len(t)