diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index cefbc023..282724b3 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				while (mypar != null && !mypar.IsProcedure)
 			{
 				string pTab = mypar.MyTab.CleanText.Trim();
-					if (char.IsLetterOrDigit(pTab[0]))
+					if (pTab.Length > 0 && char.IsLetterOrDigit(pTab[0]))
 					{
 				pTab = pTab.TrimEnd(" .".ToCharArray()) + ".";
 				prTab = pTab + prTab;