diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs
index 7a4ffa92..eee66c0e 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
@@ -132,9 +132,22 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 						{
 							ssav.SectionConfig.Section_OriginalSteps = "N";
 							ssav.Save();
+							ItemInfo.Refresh(ssav);
 						}
 					}
 				}
+				// also need to set the procedure's config sectionstart to the selected section
+				// if it is not set:
+				using (Procedure p = Procedure.Get(_SectionConfig.MySection.MySectionInfo.MyProcedure.ItemID))
+				{
+					if (p.ProcedureConfig.SectionStart != _SectionConfig.MySection.MySectionInfo.ItemID.ToString())
+					{
+						p.ProcedureConfig.SectionStart = _SectionConfig.MySection.MySectionInfo.ItemID.ToString();
+						p.Save();
+						ItemInfo.Refresh(p);
+					}
+				}
+
 			}
 			this.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
 			this.Close();