diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
index 520de826..644349ba 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/SectionConfig.cs
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				// reset the data to use the parent value.
 
 				string parval = _Xp.ParentValue("Section", "ColumnMode"); // get the parent value
-
+				int rval = 0;
 				if (parval.Equals(string.Empty)) // if the parent value is empty, then use the volian default
 				{
-					int rval = 0;
+					//int rval = 0;
 					// Use Inherited Format (ActiveFormat for Section) if MyFormat is Null
 					if (MyFormat == null)
 					{
@@ -539,11 +539,30 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					}
 					else
 						rval =(int)MyFormat.MyStepSectionLayoutData.PMode;
-					parval = ((rval > 0)?((SectionColumnMode)rval).ToString() : "2"); // if PMode is zero default to 2 column mode
-					//parval = ((SectionColumnMode)rval).ToString();
-					//parval = ((int)(SectionColumnMode.Default)).ToString();
+					//parval = ((rval > 0)?((SectionColumnMode)rval).ToString() : "2"); // if PMode is zero default to 2 column mode
 				}
 
+				// if still no value found in inheritance, check if the procedure has a default. if so and value matches, clear out any config item.
+				if (rval == 0)
+				{
+					SectionInfo si = _SectionInfo != null ? _SectionInfo : SectionInfo.Get(_Section.ItemID);
+					if (si != null)
+					{
+						switch (si.MyProcedure.ProcedureConfig.Format_Columns)
+						{
+							case FormatColumns.OneColumn:
+								rval = (int)SectionColumnMode.One;
+								break;
+							case FormatColumns.TwoColumn:
+								rval = (int)SectionColumnMode.Two;
+								break;
+							default:
+								rval = (int)SectionColumnMode.One;
+								break;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				parval = ((rval > 0) ? ((SectionColumnMode)rval).ToString() : "2");  // if PMode is zero default to 2 column mode
 				if (parval.Equals(((int)value).ToString()))
 					_Xp["Section", "ColumnMode"] = string.Empty; // reset to parent value
 				else