diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index 0ac27afe..405692c4 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				SectionConfig scfg = (SectionConfig)MyActiveSection.MyConfig;
+				SectionConfig scfg = (SectionConfig)ActiveSection.MyConfig;
 				if (MyDocStyle.StructureStyle.Style == null || scfg ==  null) return false;
 				bool PlacekeepOption = ((ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PurchaseOptions & E_PurchaseOptions.AutoPlacekeeper) == E_PurchaseOptions.AutoPlacekeeper)
 					&& scfg.Section_Placekeeper.Equals("Y");
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTags.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTags.cs
index 7e3acd9a..9292becc 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTags.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTags.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			cbPageBreak.Checked = false; // will be set below if HLS & config has it on
 			cbPlaceKeeper.Checked = false; // will be set below if HLS & config has this set
 			cbPageBreak.Enabled = CurItemInfo.IsHigh;
-			cbPlaceKeeper.Enabled = ((SectionConfig)CurItemInfo.MyActiveSection.MyConfig).Section_Placekeeper == "Y";
+			cbPlaceKeeper.Enabled = ((SectionConfig)CurItemInfo.ActiveSection.MyConfig).Section_Placekeeper == "Y";
 			cbCAS.Enabled = true;
 			rbChgBarOff.Enabled = true;
 			rbChgBarOn.Enabled = true;
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			{
 				if (CurItemInfo.IsHigh)
 					cbPageBreak.Checked = sc.Step_NewManualPagebreak;
-				cbPlaceKeeper.Checked = sc.Step_Placekeeper;
+				cbPlaceKeeper.Checked = sc.Step_Placekeeper.ToUpper() != "N";
 				cbCAS.Checked = sc.Step_CAS;
 			}
 			bool _checkoffsAllowed = true;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			MyEditItem.SaveContents();
 			StepConfig sc = CurItemInfo.MyConfig as StepConfig;
 			if (sc == null) return;
-			sc.Step_Placekeeper = cbPlaceKeeper.Checked;
+			sc.Step_Placekeeper = (cbPlaceKeeper.Checked)?"Y":"N";
 		}
 		private void listBoxStepTypes_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{