diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs
index 7875c56f..692154ad 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			// Save whether we should display the default values on this property page
 			Settings.Default.ShowDefaultSectionProp = ppCbShwDefSettings.Checked;
 			Settings.Default.Save();
-			DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
 			// save the type based on selection.
 			_SectionConfig.MySection.MyContent.Type = ((DocStyle)ppCmbxStyleSectionType.SelectedItem).Index + 10000;
 
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			SaveText(ppSectNumberStpRTB);
 			SaveText(ppSectTitleStpRTB);
 			mySection.Dispose();
+			this.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
 			this.Close();
 		}
 		public void SaveText(StepRTB myStepRTB)