diff --git a/rowers/utils.py b/rowers/utils.py
index dd0cb69f..22a30a48 100644
--- a/rowers/utils.py
+++ b/rowers/utils.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import datetime
 import json
 
 from fitparse import FitFile
+from django.conf import settings
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 
@@ -544,40 +545,19 @@ def allsundays(startdate,enddate):
         d += datetime.timedelta(days=7)
 
 def steps_read_fit(filename,name='',sport='Custom'):
-    fitfile = FitFile(filename,check_crc=False)
-    records = fitfile.messages
-    m0 = records[0]
-    typ = m0.fields[0].value
-    if typ != 'workout':
-        raise TypeError("Wrong FIT file type")
+    authorizationstring = 'Bearer '+settings.WORKOUTS_FIT_TOKEN
+    url = settings.WORKOUTS_FIT_URL
+    headers = {'Authorization':authorizationstring}
+    
+    response = requests.post(url=url,headers=headers,json={'filename':filename})
 
-    steps = []
-    stepmessages = fitfile.get_messages('workout_step')
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        return None
 
-    steps = []
-    stepmessages = fitfile.get_messages('workout_step')
-
-    for msg in stepmessages:
-        if msg.name == 'workout_step':
-            step = {}
-            for field in msg.fields:
-                ff = field.as_dict()
-                step[ff['name']] = ff['value']
-            steps.append(step)
-
-    for msg in fitfile.get_messages('workout'):
-        if msg.name == 'workout':
-            for field in msg.fields:
-                ff = field.as_dict()
-                if ff['name'] == 'wkt_name':
-                    name = ff['value']
-                if ff['name'] == 'sport':
-                    sport = ff['value']
-
-    d = {}
-    d['filename'] = filename
-    d['name'] = name
-    d['steps'] = steps
-    d['sport'] = sport
+    w = response.json()
+    try:
+        d = w['workout']
+    except KeyError:
+        return None
 
     return d
diff --git a/rowsandall_app/settings.py b/rowsandall_app/settings.py
index 7b5bd794..739391e0 100644
--- a/rowsandall_app/settings.py
+++ b/rowsandall_app/settings.py
@@ -564,6 +564,12 @@ try:
 except KeyError:
     CELERY = False
 
+try:
+	WORKOUTS_FIT_TOKEN = CFG['workouts_fit_token']
+	WORKOUTS_FIT_URL = CFG['workouts_fit_url']
+except KeyError:
+	WORKOUTS_FIT_TOKEN = 'aapnootmies'
+	WORKOUTS_FIT_URL = 'http://localhost:50053/tojson'
 
 # Recaptcha