diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs
index fbff1e2e..52196c15 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DisplayText.cs
@@ -2135,6 +2135,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			return link.Contains("#Link:Transition");
 		}
 		private static Regex regRefObj = new Regex(@"\#Link\:ReferencedObject:([0-9]*) ([0-9a-zA-Z]*) ([0-9]*)", RegexOptions.Singleline);
+		private static bool DidMsgBox = false;
 		private static bool IsSetpointRO(string link, DocVersionInfo myDocVersion)
 		{
 			Match myMatch = regRefObj.Match(link);
@@ -2143,7 +2144,17 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				int dbid = System.Convert.ToInt32(myMatch.Groups[2].Value.Substring(0, 4), 16); 
 				int rodbid = int.Parse(myMatch.Groups[3].Value);
 				ROFstInfo myROFst = myDocVersion.GetROFst(rodbid);
-				return myROFst.IsSetpointDB(dbid, myDocVersion);
+				// B2016-267: Linking to enhanced background steps crashed if step had RO and if no RO path was set. Really problem
+				// is that ro path was not set - just so happened it was found during use of Linking to enhanced.
+				if (myROFst == null)
+				{
+					if (!DidMsgBox)		// only put the message box out once.
+					{
+						DidMsgBox = true;
+						MessageBox.Show(string.Format("{0} does not have Referenced Object Path set.",myDocVersion.MyFolder.Name), "No RO Path Set", MessageBoxButtons.OK,MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
+					}
+				}
+				return myROFst==null?false:myROFst.IsSetpointDB(dbid, myDocVersion);
 			}
 			return false;
 		}