diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
index ad9630b4..5e1055b3 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					{
 						ItemInfo exEnh = ItemInfo.Get(edSource.ItemID);
 						int enhType = (int)MyContent.Type;
-						if (iiCur.MyContent.Type == MyContent.Type) // B2017-134 the enhanced section was being created with the wrong document type creating new enhanced section from EOP (byron data)
+						if (iiCur != null && iiCur.MyContent.Type == MyContent.Type) // B2017-134 the enhanced section was being created with the wrong document type creating new enhanced section from EOP (byron data) (B2017-174: added null check)
 							enhType = (int)exEnh.MyContent.Type;
 						if (exEnh.IsStep)
 							newEnh = exEnh.InsertEnhancedSteps(MyContent.Text, null, addtype, enhType, edSource.Type, this.ItemID);