diff --git a/rowers/plannedsessions.py b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
index 28da7b70..48bfe281 100644
--- a/rowers/plannedsessions.py
+++ b/rowers/plannedsessions.py
@@ -1067,6 +1067,14 @@ def get_workouts_session(r, ps):
 
     return ws
 
+def strcapitalize(s):
+    if s is None:
+        return None
+    if isinstance(s, str):
+        return s[0].upper() + s[1:]
+
+    return s
+
 def correct_intensity(workout):
     # reads the steps and if the intensity is an integer, converts it to a string
     steps = workout['steps']
@@ -1074,6 +1082,9 @@ def correct_intensity(workout):
         if 'intensity' in step:
             if isinstance(step['intensity'], int):
                 step['intensity'] = intensitymap[step['intensity']]
+        step['durationType'] = strcapitalize(step['durationType'])
+        step['targetType'] = strcapitalize(step['targetType'])
+        step['intensity'] = strcapitalize(step['intensity'])
 
     return workout
 
diff --git a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz
index 5c76f9ad..459a6f00 100644
Binary files a/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz and b/rowers/tests/testdata/testdata.tcx.gz differ
diff --git a/rowers/utils.py b/rowers/utils.py
index 5b8a0500..743df665 100644
--- a/rowers/utils.py
+++ b/rowers/utils.py
@@ -749,12 +749,16 @@ def steps_write_fit(steps):
     headers = {'Authorization': authorizationstring}
 
     # convert to json, value of keys called wkt_step_name to string
+    newsteps = []
     for step in steps['steps']:
         step['wkt_step_name'] = str(step['wkt_step_name'])
         # convert numerical values in the dict to integers
         for key in step.keys():
             if isinstance(step[key], (int, float)):
                 step[key] = int(step[key])
+        newsteps.append(step)
+
+    steps['steps'] = newsteps
 
     response = requests.post(url=url, headers=headers, json=steps)