diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs
index 82eb1476..6d52595d 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 							// if there is regular text before the plot, then count the number of lines
 							// and adjust the y position accordingly
 							int idx = sel.Text.IndexOf("\r");
-							while ((idx>0) && (idx < sel.Text.Length+1))
+							while ((idx > 0) && (idx < sel.Text.Length + 1))
 							{
 								idx = sel.Text.IndexOf("\r", idx + 1);
 								y += (float)sel.ParagraphFormat.LineSpacing; // get_Information(LBWdLineSpacing.wdLineSpaceSingle);
@@ -770,7 +770,10 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 						}
 						catch (Exception ex)
 						{
-							return null;
+							// something is wrong with the X/Y plot RO.
+							// print out the un-processed X/Y plot RO value
+							sel.Text = val;
+							//return null;
 						}
 					}
 					else