diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs
index ed05adc8..cd6ba5b9 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs
@@ -820,16 +820,15 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			int indx = rtbString.IndexOf('-');
 			while (indx > -1)
 			{
-				if (indx > 2)
+				// B2017-265 - Make sure that the location is at least 2 if checking the previous three charracters.
+				// This occurs when pasting from MSWord
+				if (indx < 2 || rtbString[indx - 1] != 'i' || rtbString[indx - 2] != 'f' || rtbString[indx - 3] != '\\')
 				{
-					if (rtbString[indx - 1] != 'i' || rtbString[indx - 2] != 'f' || rtbString[indx - 3] != '\\')
-					{
-						rtbString = rtbString.Remove(indx, 1);
-						rtbString = rtbString.Insert(indx, @"\u8209?");
-					}
-					if (indx + 1 > rtbString.Length) indx = -1;
-					else indx = rtbString.IndexOf('-', indx+1);
+					rtbString = rtbString.Remove(indx, 1);
+					rtbString = rtbString.Insert(indx, @"\u8209?");
 				}
+				if (indx + 1 > rtbString.Length) indx = -1;
+				else indx = rtbString.IndexOf('-', indx + 1);
 			}
 			return Save(rtbString);
 		}