diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs
index d21c128a..db03331b 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				// for word docs, no enhanced controls should be visible:
 				grpLnkEnh.Visible = false;
 			}
-			ppCmbxFormat.SelectedValue = _SectionConfig.FormatSelection;
+			if(_SectionConfig.FormatSelection != null) ppCmbxFormat.SelectedValue =  _SectionConfig.FormatSelection;
 			_Initializing = false;
 			//_InitialIndex = ppCmbxFormat.SelectedIndex;
 		}
@@ -1168,4 +1168,4 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		//    tcpFormat.Focus();
 		//}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}