diff --git a/lifting/importers.py b/lifting/importers.py
index 05a0e9f..3942c1d 100644
--- a/lifting/importers.py
+++ b/lifting/importers.py
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ def import_fitnotes_db(filename):
     cur = conn.cursor()
     for fnid, ename in cur.execute('SELECT _id, name FROM exercise WHERE exercise_type_id=0'):
         cleaned = _clean_name(ename)
-        if cleaned in exercises:
-            exercise_id_mapping[fnid] = exercises[cleaned]
+        # map to an Exercise id or str
+        exercise_id_mapping[fnid] = exercises[cleaned] if cleaned in exercises else cleaned
 
     for fnid, date, weight_kg, reps in cur.execute(
         'SELECT exercise_id, date, metric_weight, reps FROM training_log'):
 
         # create Exercise if it wasn't found and there's a workout using it
-        if fnid not in exercise_id_mapping:
-            exercise_id_mapping[fnid] = Exercise.objects.create(name=cleaned).id
+        if isinstance(exercise_id_mapping[fnid], str):
+            exercise_id_mapping[fnid] = Exercise.objects.create(name=exercise_id_mapping[fnid]).id
 
         exercise_id = exercise_id_mapping[fnid]
 
diff --git a/lifting/models.py b/lifting/models.py
index 623b16c..734141b 100644
--- a/lifting/models.py
+++ b/lifting/models.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ SET_TYPES = (
 class Exercise(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.name
+
 
 class Set(models.Model):
     date = models.DateField()
diff --git a/lifting/testdata/example.fitnotes b/lifting/testdata/example.fitnotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14d2c9d
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diff --git a/lifting/tests.py b/lifting/tests.py
index d9df877..459bb5f 100644
--- a/lifting/tests.py
+++ b/lifting/tests.py
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ class TestFitnotesImport(TestCase):
     #   squat 3 @ 135
     #   squat 2 @ 185
     #   squat 5 @ 225
-    import_fitnotes_db('example.fitnotes')
 
-    #assert Exercise.objects.count() == 2
+    def test_basic_import(self):
+        import_fitnotes_db('lifting/testdata/example.fitnotes')
 
-    bp = Exercise.objects.get(name="bench press")
-    squat = Exercise.objects.get(name="barbell squat")
+        assert Exercise.objects.count() == 2
 
-    assert Set.objects.count() == 9
+        bp = Exercise.objects.get(name="flat barbell bench press")
+        squat = Exercise.objects.get(name="barbell squat")
+
+        assert Set.objects.count() == 9