diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 2305f39b..d45e270f 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		}
 		private void frmVEPROMS_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			string debugMode = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Debug"];
-			VlnSettings.DebugMode = bool.Parse(debugMode); // set debug for the Volian.Controls.Library
+			//string debugMode = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Debug"];
+			//VlnSettings.DebugMode = bool.Parse(debugMode); // set debug for the Volian.Controls.Library
 			// get the saved location and size of the VE-PROMS appication for this user
 			if (Settings.Default["Location"] != null) this.Location = Settings.Default.Location;
 			if (Settings.Default["Size"] != null) this.Size = Settings.Default.Size;
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs
index e6156511..4e278ead 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVersionsProperties.cs	
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			// is why the more explicit logic was done.
 			//ppChbxDisAutoDuplex.Visible = _DocVersionConfig.MyDocVersion.MyFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.AllowDuplex;
 			//ppLblAutoDuplexDefault.Visible = ppBtnDeftDisAutoDuplx.Visible = ppLblAutoDuplexDefault.Visible;
-			if (_DocVersionConfig.MyDocVersion.MyFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.AllowDuplex)
+			if (_DocVersionConfig.MyDocVersion.MyFormat != null && _DocVersionConfig.MyDocVersion.MyFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.AllowDuplex)
 			{
 				ppChbxDisAutoDuplex.Visible = true;
 				ppLblAutoDuplexDefault.Visible = true;