diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
index 27268696..5cdd2690 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/GridItem.cs
@@ -670,7 +670,10 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				if (MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.ProcData.ChangeBarData.ChgBarMessageFromEdit)
 				{
 					StepConfig sc = itm.MyConfig as StepConfig;
+					if (sc == null)
+						sc = new StepConfig();
 					sc.Step_ChangeID = this.MyStepPanel.MyStepTabPanel.MyDisplayTabControl.ChgId;
+					if (itm.MyConfig == null) itm.MyContent.Config = sc.ToString();
 				}
 
 				itm.Save();