diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
index eb83fb5e..21ac0692 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				{
 					if (_MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociationCount > 0)
 					{
+						// if the count variable is not consistent with the actual list count,
+						// do a refresh. There was a bug, B2012-040, that was not reproducable..
+						// so this is an attempt to fix it.
+						if (_MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociations.Count == 0)
+						{
+							_MyDocVersion.RefreshDocVersionAssociations();
+							if (_MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociations.Count == 0) return;
+						}
 						MyROFSTLookup = _MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociations[0].MyROFst.ROFSTLookup;
 						_MyRODbID = _MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociations[0].MyROFst.RODbID;
 					}