diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index 482e4c1a..06f8474e 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -1672,9 +1672,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 						//if can't, log it and use old method of scoping clipboard to PROMS life
 						try
 						{
-							Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDO, true); // this saves the cleaned up information to the Windows clipboard		
+							// noticed that sometimes the clipboard will get stuck - so set it to retry twice
+							// and if it fails, scope the clipboard to within PROMS
+							Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDO, true, 2, 100); // this saves the cleaned up information to the Windows clipboard		
 						}
-						catch (Exception ex)
+						catch (System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException ex)
 						{
                             _MyLog.Warn($"Error Setting Clipboard Object to Persist beyond PROMS. Clipboard will be scoped to PROMS. Error:{ex.Message}");
 							Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDO); // this saves the cleaned up information to the Windows clipboard