diff --git a/rowers/models.py b/rowers/models.py
index 5e0af42b..0a9a7eda 100644
--- a/rowers/models.py
+++ b/rowers/models.py
@@ -1238,38 +1238,59 @@ class RowerForm(ModelForm):
 	try:
 	    rest = self.cleaned_data['rest']
 	except:
-	    rest = int(self.data['rest'])
+            try:
+	        rest = int(self.data['rest'])
+            except ValueError:
+                rest = 0
 
 	try:
 	    ut2 = self.cleaned_data['ut2']
 	except:
-	    ut2 = self.data['ut2']
+            try:
+	        ut2 = self.data['ut2']
+            except ValueError:
+                ut2 = 0
 
 	try:
 	    ut1 = self.cleaned_data['ut1']
 	except:
-	    ut1 = self.data['ut1']
+            try:
+	        ut1 = self.data['ut1']
+            except ValueError:
+                ut1 = 0
 
 	try:
 	    at = self.cleaned_data['at']
 	except:
-	    at = self.data['at']
+            try:
+	        at = self.data['at']
+            except ValueError:
+                at = 0
 
 	try:
 	    an = self.cleaned_data['an']
 	except:
-	    an = self.data['an']
+            try:
+	        an = self.data['an']
+            except ValueError:
+                an = 0
 
 	try:
 	    tr = self.cleaned_data['tr']
 	except:
-	    tr = self.data['tr']
+            try:
+	        tr = self.data['tr']
+            except ValueError:
+                tr = 0
 
 	try:
 	    max = self.cleaned_data['max']
 	except:
-	    max = self.data['max']
-	
+            try:
+	        max = self.data['max']
+            except ValueError:
+                max = 0
+	        
 	if rest>=ut2:
 	    raise forms.ValidationError("Resting heart rate should be lower than UT2")
 	if ut2>=ut1:
diff --git a/rowers/views.py b/rowers/views.py
index 7fc445ae..1e9abb42 100644
--- a/rowers/views.py
+++ b/rowers/views.py
@@ -4126,7 +4126,7 @@ def otwrankings_view(request,theuser=0,
             request.session['async_tasks'] += [(job.id,'updatecpwater')]
         except KeyError:
             request.session['async_tasks'] = [(job.id,'updatecpwater')]        
-        messages.info(request,'New calculation queued. Refresh page or resubmit the date form to get the result')
+        messages.info(request,'New calculation queued. Page will reload automatically. You can check the status of your calculations <a href="/rowers/jobs-status/" target="_blank">here</a>')
     
     powerdf = pd.DataFrame({
         'Delta':delta,
@@ -4134,7 +4134,7 @@ def otwrankings_view(request,theuser=0,
         })
 
     if powerdf.empty:
-        messages.info(request,'Your calculations are running in the background. Please reload this page.')
+        messages.info(request,'Your calculations are running in the background. Page will reload automatically. You can check the status of your calculations <a href="/rowers/jobs-status/" target="_blank">here</a>')
     
     powerdf = powerdf[powerdf['CP']>0]
     powerdf.dropna(axis=0,inplace=True)
@@ -4377,7 +4377,7 @@ def oterankings_view(request,theuser=0,
             request.session['async_tasks'] += [(job.id,'updatecp')]
         except KeyError:
             request.session['async_tasks'] = [(job.id,'updatecp')]
-        messages.info(request,'New calculation queued.')
+        messages.info(request,'New calculation queued. Page will reload automatically. You can check the status of your calculations <a href="/rowers/jobs-status/" target="_blank">here</a>')
 
     powerdf = pd.DataFrame({
         'Delta':delta,
@@ -4385,7 +4385,7 @@ def oterankings_view(request,theuser=0,
         })
 
     if powerdf.empty:
-        messages.info(request,'Your calculations are running in the background. Please reload this page.')
+        messages.info(request,'Your calculations are running in the background. Page will reload automatically. You can check the status of your calculations <a href="/rowers/jobs-status/" target="_blank">here</a>')
     
     powerdf = powerdf[powerdf['CP']>0]
     powerdf.dropna(axis=0,inplace=True)
@@ -6878,7 +6878,7 @@ def workout_otwsetpower_view(request,id=0,message="",successmessage=""):
             except KeyError:
                 request.session['async_tasks'] = [(job.id,'otwsetpower')]
 
-	    successmessage = 'Your calculations have been submitted. You will receive an email when they are done. You can check the status of your calculations <a href="/rowers/jobs-status/">here</a>'
+	    successmessage = 'Your calculations have been submitted. You will receive an email when they are done. You can check the status of your calculations <a href="/rowers/jobs-status/" target="_blank">here</a>'
             messages.info(request,successmessage)
 	    kwargs = {
 		'id':int(id)}