diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmAnnotationsCleanup.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmAnnotationsCleanup.cs
index 7a78813d..bb91f05a 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmAnnotationsCleanup.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmAnnotationsCleanup.cs	
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			lbAnnotationTypes.DisplayMember = "Value";
 			lbAnnotationTypes.ValueMember = "Key";
 			lbAnnotationTypes.SelectedIndexChanged += lbAnnotationTypes_SelectedIndexChanged;
+			lbAnnotationTypes.ClearSelected();
 
 		}
 			// create comma delimited string of procedures selected by user.
@@ -151,24 +152,27 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		// Retrieve number of annotations that will be deleted.
 		private void lbAnnotationTypes_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			btnClean.Enabled = false;
-			lblCountNumber.Text = "";
-			int deletecountProc = 0;
-			int deletecountDocv = 0;
-			if (pil2.Count > 0)
+			if (lbAnnotationTypes.SelectedIndex > -1)
 			{
-				AnnotationTyp = System.Convert.ToInt32(((KeyValuePair<string, string>)lbAnnotationTypes.SelectedItem).Key);
-				deletecountProc = Annotation.getAnnotationProcCnt(AnnotationTyp, getAnnotationProcItems(pil2));
-			}
+				btnClean.Enabled = false;
+				lblCountNumber.Text = "";
+				int deletecountProc = 0;
+				int deletecountDocv = 0;
+				if (pil2.Count > 0)
+				{
+					AnnotationTyp = System.Convert.ToInt32(((KeyValuePair<string, string>)lbAnnotationTypes.SelectedItem).Key);
+					deletecountProc = Annotation.getAnnotationProcCnt(AnnotationTyp, getAnnotationProcItems(pil2));
+				}
 
-			if (dvil2.Count > 0)
-			{
-				AnnotationTyp = System.Convert.ToInt32(((KeyValuePair<string, string>)lbAnnotationTypes.SelectedItem).Key);
-				deletecountDocv = Annotation.getAnnotationCountDocv(AnnotationTyp, getAnnotationDocvItems(dvil2));
+				if (dvil2.Count > 0)
+				{
+					AnnotationTyp = System.Convert.ToInt32(((KeyValuePair<string, string>)lbAnnotationTypes.SelectedItem).Key);
+					deletecountDocv = Annotation.getAnnotationCountDocv(AnnotationTyp, getAnnotationDocvItems(dvil2));
+				}
+				lblCountNumber.Text = (deletecountProc + deletecountDocv).ToString();
+				totalDeleteCnt = (deletecountProc + deletecountDocv).ToString();
+				btnClean.Enabled = true;
 			}
-			lblCountNumber.Text = (deletecountProc + deletecountDocv).ToString();
-			totalDeleteCnt = (deletecountProc + deletecountDocv).ToString();
-			btnClean.Enabled = true;
 
 		}
 			// Close form.