diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs
index 8ef05b02..fe8a2571 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs
@@ -887,7 +887,11 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 					ySpaceOnCurPage -= yEndMsg;
 				ySpaceOnCurPage -= myBottomMsgSpace;
 				vlnParagraph lastBreak = paraBreak;
-				if (PageBreakOnStepList.Count > 0 && (PageBreakOnStepList[0].YTop - (lastBreak == null ? 0 : lastBreak.YTop) <= ySpaceOnCurPage))
+				// PageBreakOnStepList contains steps where a page break needs to occur based on format, for example backgrounds require cautions/notes/HLS
+				// to have page breaks.  As each of these are processed (after this code) the topmost item in PageBreakOnStepList is removed.
+				// The following checks if the entire step will fit for these types of steps and if so return the next break, i.e. [0], from the PageBreakOnStepList.
+				// The if was changed to fix B2017-161.
+				if (PageBreakOnStepList.Count > 0 && (PageBreakOnStepList[0].YTop - (lastBreak == null ? ((TopMostChild != null) ? TopMostChild.YTop : 0) : lastBreak.YTop) <= ySpaceOnCurPage))
 					paraBreak = PageBreakOnStepList[0];
 				else
 				{
@@ -1146,7 +1150,9 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				}
 				onNewPage = true;
 				float yTopNew = Math.Min(paraBreak.YTopMost, paraBreak.YVeryTop) - YTopMost;
-
+				// B2017-161: unnecessary PageBreak for background documents: use the 'usedPageBreakOnStepList' flag when using the PageBreakOnStepList, don't adjust space on page to account
+				//  for continue message, if there is not one.
+				bool usedPageBreakOnStepList = false;
 				// This is for formats that break on all HLS, Cautions & Notes (often backgrounds):
 				if (PageBreakOnStepList.Count > 0)
 				{
@@ -1158,6 +1164,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 						paraBreak = PageBreakOnStepList[0];
 						PageBreakOnStepList.RemoveAt(0);
 						yTopNew = paraBreak.YTop - YTopMost;
+						usedPageBreakOnStepList = true;
 					}
 					// The following code caused forced pagination for Catawba EOP BG - EP/1/A/5000/FR-C.1.SC..S16..N2..S4..S1.
 					//else if(PageBreakOnStepList[0].YSize - yTop <= ySpaceOnCurPage)
@@ -1182,7 +1189,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 						doSectionTitleContinued1 = false;
 				}
 				if (doSectionTitleContinued1) ySpaceOnNextPage1 -= 2 * SixLinesPerInch; // B2016-195: Account for Section Continue Message
-				ySpaceOnCurPage = ySpaceOnNextPage1;
+				if (!usedPageBreakOnStepList) ySpaceOnCurPage = ySpaceOnNextPage1;
 
 				//ySpaceOnCurPage = yPageSize - (myTopMsgSpace + SixLinesPerInch);  // Allow for continue message and blank line.
 				//if (paraBreak.YTopMost != paraBreak.YVeryTop && MyPageHelper.TopMessage == null && MyPageHelper.BottomMessage == null)