diff --git a/rowers/stravastuff.py b/rowers/stravastuff.py
index 2a2c1c9c..7c38e7f2 100644
--- a/rowers/stravastuff.py
+++ b/rowers/stravastuff.py
@@ -325,14 +325,15 @@ def create_async_workout(alldata,user,stravaid,debug=False):
 
 from rowers.utils import get_strava_stream
 
-def async_get_workout(user,stravaid,workout):
+def async_get_workout(user,stravaid):
+    csvfilename = 'media/{code}_{stravaid}.csv'.format(code=uuid4().hex[:16],stravaid=stravaid)
     job = myqueue(queue,
                   fetch_strava_workout,
                   user.rower.stravatoken,
                   oauth_data,
-                  workout.id,
                   stravaid,
-                  workout.csvfilename,
+                  csvfilename,
+                  user.id,
                   )
     return job
 
diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index ff3ec212..72a2bd32 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -2713,7 +2713,7 @@ def add2(x, y,debug=False,**kwargs):
     return x + y
 
 @app.task
-def fetch_strava_workout(stravatoken,oauth_data,workoutid,stravaid,csvfilename,debug=False,**kwargs):
+def fetch_strava_workout(stravatoken,oauth_data,stravaid,csvfilename,userid,debug=False,**kwargs):
     fetchresolution = 'high'
     authorizationstring = str('Bearer '+stravatoken)
     headers = {'Authorization': authorizationstring,
@@ -2925,19 +2925,30 @@ def fetch_strava_workout(stravatoken,oauth_data,workoutid,stravaid,csvfilename,d
     df.sort_values(by='TimeStamp (sec)',ascending=True)
 
     row = rowingdata.rowingdata(df=df)
-    row.write_csv(csvfilename,gzip=True)
+    row.write_csv(csvfilename,gzip=False)
+
     summary = row.allstats()
     maxdist = df['cum_dist'].max()
     duration = row.duration
 
+    uploadoptions = {
+        'secret':UPLOAD_SERVICE_SECRET,
+        'user':userid,
+        'file': csvfilename,
+        'title': title,
+        'workouttype':workouttype,
+        'boattype':'1x',
+        'stravaid':stravaid,
+    }
+
+    print(uploadoptions)
+
+    session = requests.session()
+    newHeaders = {'Content-type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'text/plain'}
+    session.headers.update(newHeaders)
+    response = session.post(UPLOAD_SERVICE_URL,json=uploadoptions)
+
 
-    update_strokedata(workoutid,row.df,debug=debug)
-    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'workouttype',workouttype,debug=debug)
-    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'name',title,debug=debug)
-    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'notes',comments,debug=debug)
-    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'summary',summary,debug=debug)
-    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'distance',maxdist,debug=debug)
-    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'duration',duration,debug=debug)
 
 
     return 1
diff --git a/rowers/views/importviews.py b/rowers/views/importviews.py
index f0ecc68d..115fcfec 100644
--- a/rowers/views/importviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/importviews.py
@@ -1041,17 +1041,9 @@ def strava_webhook_view(request):
             except Rower.DoesNotExist:
                 return HttpResponse(status=200)
 
-            w = Workout(
-                user = r,
-                csvfilename = 'media/{code}_{stravaid}'.format(code=uuid4().hex[:16],stravaid=stravaid),
-                startdatetime = timezone.now(),
-                uploadedtostrava=stravaid,
-            )
-            w.save()
             # too slow ...
-            job = stravastuff.async_get_workout(r.user,stravaid,w)
+            job = stravastuff.async_get_workout(r.user,stravaid)
 
-            print(w.id)
 
     return HttpResponse(status=200)
 
diff --git a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
index 83dffac6..44ed35f7 100644
--- a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
@@ -4717,7 +4717,7 @@ def workout_upload_api(request):
                 message = {'status':'false','message':'unable to process file: '+message}
             else:
                 message = {'status': 'false', 'message': 'unable to process file'}
-            print(message)
+
             return JSONResponse(status=400,data=message)
         if id == -1:
             message = {'status': 'true', 'message':message}