diff --git a/rowers/dataprep.py b/rowers/dataprep.py
index 0c655f19..f1dc1cad 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprep.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprep.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def repair_data(verbose=False):
             try:
                 rowdata = rdata(w.csvfilename)
                 update_strokedata(w.id,rowdata.df)
-            except IOError:
+            except IOError, AttributeError:
                 pass
                 
 def rdata(file,rower=rrower()):