diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index ce01f699..5066a176 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -1392,8 +1392,10 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 						secContinueTabWidth = fndTopSect.MyTab.Width;
 						secContinueXoff = fndTopSect.XOffset;
 					}
-
-					sectContPara = new vlnParagraph(MyParent.MyParent, cb, MyItemInfo.ActiveSection, MyParent.XOffset, 0, 0, 0, MyParent.MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat, null, (contMsg == null || contMsg == "") ? "  (Continued)" : contMsg, 0, false,null);
+					// get to the correct section for the message, i.e. if on a section, the message should be the parent
+					// section (not the activesection which is myself); if on a step, the message should be the active section
+					ItemInfo sectForCont = MyItemInfo.IsSection && MyItemInfo.MyParent.IsSection ? MyItemInfo.MyParent : MyItemInfo.ActiveSection;
+					sectContPara = new vlnParagraph(MyParent.MyParent, cb, sectForCont, MyParent.XOffset, 0, 0, 0, MyParent.MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat, null, (contMsg == null || contMsg == "") ? "  (Continued)" : contMsg, 0, false,null);
 					if (sectContPara.PartsLeft.Count > 0)
 					{
 						vlnTab vt = sectContPara.MyTab;