diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs
index 20ec0d0a..1b2fd9b4 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ProcConfig.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					if (retval != string.Empty) return retval;
 					proc = (ProcedureInfo)proc.ActiveParent;
 				}
-				DocVersionInfo docVersion = (DocVersionInfo)proc.ActiveParent;
+				DocVersionInfo docVersion = proc.ActiveParent as DocVersionInfo;
+				if (docVersion == null) return string.Empty;
 				retval = docVersion.DocVersionConfig.GetValue(args.Group, args.Item);
 				if (retval != string.Empty) return retval;
 				for (FolderInfo folder = docVersion.MyFolder; folder != null; folder = folder.MyParent)
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
index baef868f..28918971 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					if (retval != string.Empty) return retval;
 					proc = (ProcedureInfo)proc.ActiveParent;
 				}
-				DocVersionInfo docVersion = (DocVersionInfo)proc.ActiveParent;
+				DocVersionInfo docVersion = proc.ActiveParent as DocVersionInfo;
+				if (docVersion == null) return string.Empty;
 				retval = docVersion.DocVersionConfig.GetValue(args.Group, args.Item);
 				if (retval != string.Empty) return retval;
 				for (FolderInfo folder = docVersion.MyFolder; folder != null; folder = folder.MyParent)