diff --git a/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py b/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py
index dd0bf35b..7b1fe782 100644
--- a/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py
+++ b/rowers/dataprepnodjango.py
@@ -741,6 +741,25 @@ def getsmallrowdata_db(columns,ids=[],debug=False):
 
     return df
 
+def update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,fieldname,value,debug=False):
+    if debug:
+        engine = create_engine(database_url_debug, echo=False)
+    else:
+        engine = create_engine(database_url, echo=False)
+
+    table = 'rowers_workout'
+
+    query = "UPDATE %s SET %s = %s WHERE `id` = %s;" % (table,fieldname,value,workoutid)
+    
+
+    with engine.connect() as conn, conn.begin():
+        result = conn.execute(query)
+
+    conn.close()
+    engine.dispose()
+
+    return 1
+
 def update_c2id_sql(id,c2id):
     engine = create_engine(database_url, echo=False)
     table = 'rowers_workout'
diff --git a/rowers/tasks.py b/rowers/tasks.py
index e694b3a7..a9348b65 100644
--- a/rowers/tasks.py
+++ b/rowers/tasks.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def strip_tags(html):
 from rowers.dataprepnodjango import (
     update_strokedata, new_workout_from_file,
     getsmallrowdata_db, updatecpdata_sql,update_c2id_sql,
+    update_workout_field_sql,
     update_agegroup_db,fitnessmetric_to_sql,
     add_c2_stroke_data_db,totaltime_sec_to_string,
     create_c2_stroke_data_db,update_empower,
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ def add(x, y):
 
 
 @app.task
-def handle_c2_sync(workoutid,url,headers,data,debug=True,**kwargs):
+def handle_c2_sync(workoutid,url,headers,data,debug=False,**kwargs):
     response = requests.post(url,headers=headers,data=data)
     if response.status_code not in [200,201]:
         return 0
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ def handle_c2_sync(workoutid,url,headers,data,debug=True,**kwargs):
     s = response.json()
     c2id = s['data']['id']
 
-    res = update_c2id_sql(workoutid,c2id)
+    res = update_workout_field_sql(workoutid,'uploadedtoc2',c2id,debug=debug)
 
     return res
 
diff --git a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
index e2d462e4..d08c8a89 100644
--- a/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
+++ b/rowers/views/workoutviews.py
@@ -4810,7 +4810,7 @@ def workout_upload_view(request,
             # upload to C2
             if (upload_to_c2):
                 try:
-                    message,id = c2stuff.workout_c2_upload(request.user,w)
+                    message,id = c2stuff.workout_c2_upload(request.user,w,asynchron=True)
                 except NoTokenError:
                     id = 0
                     message = "Something went wrong with the Concept2 sync"