diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/Documents.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/Documents.cs
index 738d2f0f..7ef31315 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/Documents.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/Documents.cs
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ namespace DataLoader
 		{
 			try
 			{
+				// RHM 20100628 - All of a sudden, this was null and would not work.
+				// I added the else clause so that the WinWord process would be terminated.
 				if (myWordDoc != null)
 				{
 					WordDoc.CloseApp();
@@ -228,6 +230,13 @@ namespace DataLoader
 					while (WordDoc.WordProcesses.Length > 0)
 						Application.DoEvents();
 				}
+				else
+				{
+					WordDoc.KillWordApps();
+					Application.DoEvents();
+					while (WordDoc.WordProcesses.Length > 0)
+						Application.DoEvents();
+				}
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{