diff --git a/rowers/stravastuff.py b/rowers/stravastuff.py
index 93d865ae..5ff2fda8 100644
--- a/rowers/stravastuff.py
+++ b/rowers/stravastuff.py
@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ def async_get_workout(user,stravaid):
 
 # Get a Strava workout summary data and stroke data by ID
 def get_workout(user,stravaid,do_async=False):
+    if do_async:
+        res =  async_get_workout(user,stravaid)
+        return {},pd.DataFrame()
     try:
         thetoken = strava_open(user)
     except NoTokenError: # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/rowers/templates/strava_list_import.html b/rowers/templates/strava_list_import.html
index f6b1bea0..c2eac8d6 100644
--- a/rowers/templates/strava_list_import.html
+++ b/rowers/templates/strava_list_import.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         {% for workout in workouts %}
         <tr>
           <td>
-            <a href="/rowers/workout/stravaimport/{{ workout|lookup:'id' }}/">Import</a></td>
+            <a href="/rowers/workout/stravaimport/{{ workout|lookup:'id' }}/async/">Import</a></td>
           <td>{{ workout|lookup:'name' }}</td>
           <td>{{ workout|lookup:'starttime' }}</td>
           <td>{{ workout|lookup:'duration' }} </td>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
           <td>{{ workout|lookup:'type' }}</td>
           <td>{{ workout|lookup:'new' }}</td>
       </tr>
-        
+
         {% endfor %}
       </tbody>
     </table>
diff --git a/rowers/views/importviews.py b/rowers/views/importviews.py
index 08922a89..96a2cd2a 100644
--- a/rowers/views/importviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/importviews.py
@@ -2049,6 +2049,7 @@ def workout_getimportview(request,externalid,source = 'c2',do_async=False):
 
     if do_async: # pragma: no cover
         messages.info(request,"Your workout will be imported in the background")
+        # this should return to the respective import list page
         url = reverse('workouts_view')
         return HttpResponseRedirect(url)