diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 015077d0..dd1ce0e3 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -3251,7 +3251,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 					_MyLog.WarnFormat("===============Override Close====================");
 				}
 
-				tc.CloseTabItem(dti);
+                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500); //wait 1/2 a second to see if it closes on it's own
+                tc.CloseTabItem(dti);
 			}
 
 			_TimeActivity1.Close();