diff --git a/rowers/views.py b/rowers/views.py
index 5d9e3e44..492dcbec 100644
--- a/rowers/views.py
+++ b/rowers/views.py
@@ -5049,10 +5049,14 @@ def workout_summary_edit_view(request,id,message="",successmessage=""
 	row.summary = intervalstats
 	#intervalstats = rowdata.allstats()
         if s:
-	    row.notes += u'{n} \n {s}'.format(
-                n = row.notes,
-                s = s
-            )
+            try:
+	        row.notes += u'{n} \n {s}'.format(
+                    n = row.notes,
+                    s = s
+                )
+            except TypeError:
+                pass
+            
 	row.save()
 	rowdata.write_csv(f1,gzip=True)
         dataprep.update_strokedata(id,rowdata.df)