diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
index 0ab3475d..43654113 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
@@ -730,7 +730,9 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 
 		void mi_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			MenuItem mi = (MenuItem)sender;
+			MenuItem mi = sender as MenuItem;
+			if (mi == null)
+				return;
 			switch (mi.Text)
 			{
 				case "Open":
@@ -1163,7 +1165,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 							if (!hasMetaSubs) doPseudo = true;
 						}
 					}
-					using (Section section = Section.MakeSection(_LastItemInfo, _LastItemInfo.LastChild(E_FromType.Section), null, "New Section", 10000))
+					using(Section section = CreateNewSection())
 					{
 						ShowBrokenRules(section.BrokenRulesCollection);
 						SetLastValues(SectionInfo.Get(section.ItemID));
@@ -1262,7 +1264,13 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				OnNodeInsert(this, new vlnTreeEventArgs(SelectedNode));
 			}
 		}
-
+		private Section CreateNewSection()
+		{
+			if(_LastItemInfo.LastChild(E_FromType.Section) != null)
+				return Section.MakeSection(_LastItemInfo, _LastItemInfo.LastChild(E_FromType.Section), null, "New Section", 10000);
+			ItemInfo iii = _LastItemInfo.InsertChild(E_FromType.Section, 10000, "New Section", null);
+			return Section.Get(iii.ItemID);
+		}
 		private VETreeNode InsertChildStep(VETreeNode tn)
 		{
 			// If parent step is open in editor, use the OnInsertItemInfo to insert step & add RTBItems to step editor panel