diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgManageSecurity.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgManageSecurity.cs
index 4ce67797..54f2bf58 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgManageSecurity.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgManageSecurity.cs	
@@ -290,6 +290,14 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		{
 			txt = txt.Replace("Create", "").Replace(" a ", "").Replace("Group", "").Trim();
 			RoleInfoList ril = RoleInfoList.Get();
+			// B2022-080: cannot add a new group in Proms security.  if the sql database's 'Roles' table was not initialized with the default roles, such as Set Administrator,
+			//   Writer, Reviewer, RO Editor, the Adding of new groups won't work.  Databases should have this loaded by default.
+			//   Promsfixes has queries that insert these, but only gets run if there are no assignments (see commands under --define Roles)
+			if (ril == null || ril.Count < 2)
+			{
+				MessageBox.Show("Roles table is missing entries.\r\nPlease contact Volian to create other groups.", "Cannot create groups", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
+				return;
+			}
 			foreach(RoleInfo ri in ril)
 			{
 				if (ri.Name == txt)