diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs
index 44cab3fd..f21f5b86 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/Program.cs	
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
 			if (System.Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().ProcessName.ToLower().EndsWith("vshost"))
 			{
-				Application.Run(new frmVEPROMS());
+				Application.Run(_myForm = new frmVEPROMS());
 			}
 			else
 			{
 				Application.ThreadException += new System.Threading.ThreadExceptionEventHandler(Application_ThreadException);
 				Application.SetUnhandledExceptionMode(UnhandledExceptionMode.CatchException);
 				AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += new UnhandledExceptionEventHandler(CurrentDomain_UnhandledException);
-				Application.Run(new frmVEPROMS());
+				Application.Run(_myForm = new frmVEPROMS());
 			}
 		}
-
+		static frmVEPROMS _myForm = null;		// B2019-098: prevent looping between error & exit dialog
 		static void CurrentDomain_UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
 		{
 			_log.Error("PROMS2010 Main UnhandledException", e.ExceptionObject as Exception);
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			string msg = string.Format("An error has occurred so the program will terminate. Please send the error log, {0}, to Volian.",dpath);
 			if(!System.Environment.CommandLine.Contains("/P="))
 				MessageBox.Show(msg);
+			_myForm.ClosingWithError = true;
 			Application.Exit();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 40e6d39a..30862a48 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -1168,6 +1168,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			return tc.PasteRTBItem(args.MyItemInfo, args.CopyStartID, args.PasteType, (int)args.Type);
 		}
 		private bool _RemoveFromPROMSWindowForms = true;
+		public bool ClosingWithError = false;   // B2019-098: prevent looping between error & exit dialog
 		private void frmVEPROMS_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
 		{
 			// B2017-212  If the user uses the X button in Word to close the word attachment, PROMS thinks that the user wants to close out of PROMS as well
@@ -1175,7 +1176,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			// B2017-214 added a null reference check
 			// B2010-071 Since we cannot tell if the user click on the X in Word or the X in PROMS, ask if the current tab
 			//           should be closed or if we should exit PROMS or just Cancel to continue working
-			if (tc.SelectedDisplayTabItem != null && tc._MyDisplayTabItems.Count > 0)
+			if (!ClosingWithError && tc.SelectedDisplayTabItem != null && tc._MyDisplayTabItems.Count > 0)
 			{
 					DlgCloseTabsOrExit dctoe = new DlgCloseTabsOrExit(); // B2019-071 dialog to ask user if we are to close one tab or exit
 					dctoe.ShowDialog();