diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs
index 9d19bf66..06ee3ce2 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			// to check that there are enough docstyles to map the selected type of section.
 			PlantFormat pf = _SectionConfig.MyFormat != null ? _SectionConfig.MyFormat.PlantFormat : _SectionConfig.MyDefaultFormat.PlantFormat;
 			if (!_Initializing && ppCmbxFormat.SelectedIndex >= 0)
-				pf = FormatInfoList.SortedFormatInfoList[ppCmbxFormat.SelectedIndex].PlantFormat;
+				pf = ((FormatInfo) ppCmbxFormat.SelectedItem).PlantFormat;
 			else if (!_Initializing)    // if the format was changed, it may have been set to default.
 				pf = _SectionConfig.MyDefaultFormat.PlantFormat;
 			_Initializing = true;