diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
index fadabdef..9ad9f1bf 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
@@ -774,8 +774,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 						if (!forceConvertToText)	//check to see if external with internal format
 						{
 							if (tran.MyContent.ContentItems[0].MyProcedure.ItemID != tran.MyItemToID.MyProcedure.ItemID)
-								if (!tran.MyContent.ContentItems[0].ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.TransData.TransTypeList[tran.TranType].TransMenu.Contains("Proc"))
-									if (!tran.MyContent.ContentItems[0].ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.TransData.TransTypeList[tran.TranType].TransMenu.Contains("other proc"))
+								if (tran.MyContent.ContentItems[0].ActiveFormat != null)
+									if (!tran.MyContent.ContentItems[0].ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.TransData.TransTypeList[tran.TranType].TransMenu.Contains("Proc"))
+										if (!tran.MyContent.ContentItems[0].ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.TransData.TransTypeList[tran.TranType].TransMenu.Contains("other proc"))
 									              forceConvertToText = true;
 						}
 						oldContent.FixTransitionText(tran, forceConvertToText);