diff --git a/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs b/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs
index 21b53252..3a4583db 100644
--- a/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs
+++ b/PROMS/DataLoader/Sections.cs
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ namespace DataLoader
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					menustr = tbuff;
+					if (tbuff==null||tbuff=="") menustr = TextConvert.ConvertText(dr["Text"].ToString().PadRight(80, ' ').Substring(0, 75).TrimEnd(), ConvertCaret);
+					else menustr = tbuff;
 				}
 			}
 			else