diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs
index 8646ac02..144b9d95 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs
@@ -582,7 +582,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		public string FixContentText(RoUsageInfo rousg, string value, int rotype, ROFstInfo origROFstInfo)
 		{
 			string filenameonly = null;
-			if (Text != null && Text.Length > 0)
+			//B2020-127 don't try to parse out a file name from "?" (happens with the RO figure no longer exists)
+			//          - this allows it to drop through and put an annotation on the step
+			if (Text != null && Text.Length > 0 && value != "?")
 			{
 				if (ContentItems[0].MyItem.MyItemInfo.IsFigure)
 					filenameonly = value.Substring(0, value.IndexOf("\n"));
@@ -964,7 +966,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		public void FixContentText(RoUsageInfo rousg, string value, int rotype, ROFstInfo origROFstInfo, ItemInfo ii) // string newvalue)
 		{
 			string fileNameOnly = null;
-			if (ii.IsFigure && Text != null && Text.Length > 0)
+			//B2020-127 don't try to parse out a file name from "?" (happens with the RO figure no longer exists)
+			//          - this allows it to drop through and put an annotation on the step
+			if (ii.IsFigure && Text != null && Text.Length > 0 && value != "?")
 				fileNameOnly = value.Substring(0,value.IndexOf("\n")).Replace(@"\u8209?","-"); // check only the file name of the RO figure
 			string newvalue = value;
       newvalue = newvalue.Replace("{", @"\{").Replace("}", @"\}");