diff --git a/rowers/views/importviews.py b/rowers/views/importviews.py
index b6d150a5..c4488471 100644
--- a/rowers/views/importviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/importviews.py
@@ -1331,6 +1331,7 @@ def workout_polarimport_view(request,userid=0): # pragma: no cover
         url = reverse('workouts_view')
         return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
     except: # pragma: no cover
+        exercises = []
         pass
 
     for exercise in exercises: