diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index 40bf0a5b..2d709308 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ def handle_sendemailcsv(first_name,last_name,email,csvfile):
 def handle_otwsetpower(f1,boattype,weightvalue,
                        first_name,last_name,email,workoutid,
                        debug=False):
-    rowdata = rdata(f1)
+    try:
+        rowdata = rdata(f1)
+    except IOError:
+        rowdata = rdata(f1+'.csv')
+        
     weightvalue = float(weightvalue)
 
     # do something with boat type
@@ -165,7 +169,11 @@ def handle_makeplot(f1,f2,t,hrdata,plotnr,imagename):
     rr = rowingdata.rower(hrmax=hrmax,hrut2=hrut2,
 			  hrut1=hrut1,hrat=hrat,
 			  hrtr=hrtr,hran=hran)
-    row = rdata(f2,rower=rr)
+    try:
+        row = rdata(f2,rower=rr)
+    except IOError:
+        row = rdata(f2+'.gz',rower=rr)
+        
     nr_rows = len(row.df)
     if (plotnr in [1,2,4,5,8,11,9,12]) and (nr_rows > 1200):
 	bin = int(nr_rows/1200.)