diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/Transitions.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/Transitions.cs
index 3a646607..d1f62a19 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/Transitions.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/Transitions.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ namespace DataLoader
 					migrationErrors.Add("Transition Error: Missing Data - "+_OutTran.GetDescription(thekey));
 				}
 				toItem2 = toItem;
+				// the 32-bit program will no longer have a special type for outside transitions - make it a
+				// type of 0 (procedure with optional step).
+				itype = 0;					
 			}
 			else
 			{