diff --git a/rowers/dataprep.py b/rowers/dataprep.py
index e738b735..1fc6236d 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprep.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprep.py
@@ -1605,8 +1605,9 @@ def getsmallrowdata_db(columns, ids=[], doclean=True, workstrokesonly=True):
 
                 data[c] = cdata2
 
-            except KeyError:
+            except (KeyError, AttributeError):
                 data[c] = 0
+
                 
     # convert newtons
 
diff --git a/rowers/interactiveplots.py b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
index 7f1b9af3..cbe08d1e 100644
--- a/rowers/interactiveplots.py
+++ b/rowers/interactiveplots.py
@@ -2182,7 +2182,14 @@ def interactive_cum_flex_chart2(theworkouts,promember=0,
     try:
         datadf['x1'] = datadf.ix[:,xparam]
     except KeyError:
-        datadf['x1'] = datadf['distance']
+        try:
+            datadf['x1'] = datadf['distance']
+        except KeyError:
+            try:
+                datadf['x1'] = datadf['time']
+            except KeyError:
+                return ['','<p>No non-zero data in selection</p>','','']
+
     try:
         datadf['y1'] = datadf.ix[:,yparam1]
     except KeyError:
@@ -2198,7 +2205,7 @@ def interactive_cum_flex_chart2(theworkouts,promember=0,
     else:
 	datadf['y2'] = datadf['y1']
 
-

+
     if xparam=='distance':
 	xaxmax = datadf['x1'].max()
 	xaxmin = datadf['x1'].min()