diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs
index a064fc09..0e734892 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				ProcedureInfo proc = _Procedure != null ? _Procedure.MyProcedureInfo : _ProcedureInfo;
 				while (proc.ActiveParent.IsProcedure)
 				{
+					proc = (ProcedureInfo)proc.ActiveParent;
 					retval = proc.ProcedureConfig.GetValue(args.Group, args.Item);
 					if (retval != string.Empty) return retval;
-					proc = (ProcedureInfo)proc.ActiveParent;
 				}
 				DocVersionInfo docVersion = proc.ActiveParent as DocVersionInfo;
 				if (docVersion == null) return string.Empty;
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
index 320dc35d..d7a39e73 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				SectionInfo sect = _Section != null ? _Section.MySectionInfo : _SectionInfo;
 				while (sect.ActiveParent.IsSection)
 				{
+					sect = (sect.ActiveParent as SectionInfo) ?? SectionInfo.Get((sect.ActiveParent as ItemInfo).ItemID);
 					retval = sect.SectionConfig.GetValue(args.Group, args.Item);
 					if (retval != string.Empty) return retval;
-					sect = (sect.ActiveParent as SectionInfo) ?? SectionInfo.Get((sect.ActiveParent as ItemInfo).ItemID);
 				}
 				// There may be levels of procedures, i.e. procedures within a procedure.
 				ProcedureInfo proc = sect.MyProcedure;