diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index f4d209e1..e85051ea 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -2486,7 +2486,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				if (tbformate != null && tbformate.Contains("{LNK Step Num}"))
 					tbformate = tbformate.Replace("{LNK Step Num}", Ordinal.ToString());
 			}
-
+			if (tbformat.Contains("{indent}")) // Robinson Background format CPBCK
+				tbformat = tbformat.Substring(8); // we just need to remove the "{indent}" and leave the spaces
 			// rno gets parent tab
 			if (IsRNOPart && FormatStepData.NumberSubs)
 			{