diff --git a/rowers/plannedsessions.py b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
index c5b69c77..4a38e89b 100644
--- a/rowers/plannedsessions.py
+++ b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
@@ -473,9 +473,12 @@ def update_virtualrace(ps,cd):
     ps.evaluation_closure = pytz.timezone(timezone_str).localize(
         ps.evaluation_closure.replace(tzinfo=None)
     )
-    ps.registration_closure = pytz.timezone(timezone_str).localize(
-        ps.registration_closure.replace(tzinfo=None)
-    )
+    try:
+        ps.registration_closure = pytz.timezone(timezone_str).localize(
+            ps.registration_closure.replace(tzinfo=None)
+        )
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
 
     ps.timezone = timezone_str
         
@@ -688,21 +691,28 @@ def add_workout_race(ws,race,r):
             return result,comments,errors
 
         duration = totaltime_sec_to_string(coursetime)
-            
-        record = VirtualRaceResult(
-            user=r,
-            username=username,
-            workout = ws[0],
-            race = race,
-            coursecompleted=coursecompleted,
-            duration = duration,
-            boattype = ws[0].boattype,
-            sex = r.sex,
-            age = age,
-        )
 
+        records = VirtualRaceResult.objects.filter(
+            user=r,
+            race=race
+            )
+
+        record = records[0]
+
+        if ws[0].boattype != record.boattype:
+            errors.append('Your workout boat type did not match the boat type you registered')
+            return result,comments,errors
+
+        if ws[0].weightcategory != record.weightcategory:
+            errors.append('Your workout weight category did not match the weight category you registered')
+            return result,comments, errors
+
+        record.coursecompleted=coursecompleted
+        record.workout=ws[0]
+        record.duration = duration
         record.save()
             
+            
 
         
     return result,comments,errors
diff --git a/rowers/views.py b/rowers/views.py
index 447a8ffa..ec678904 100644
--- a/rowers/views.py
+++ b/rowers/views.py
@@ -13581,10 +13581,14 @@ def virtualevent_create_view(request):
             evaluation_closure = pytz.timezone(timezone_str).localize(
                 evaluation_closure.replace(tzinfo=None)
             )
-            registration_closure = pytz.timezone(timezone_str).localize(
-                registration_closure.replace(tzinfo=None)
-            )
-
+            try:
+                registration_closure = pytz.timezone(
+                    timezone_str
+                ).localize(
+                    registration_closure.replace(tzinfo=None)
+                )
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
             
             
             vs = VirtualRace(