diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs
index c554aef5..78d22e75 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgApproveProcedure.cs	
@@ -1312,7 +1312,15 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionConfig.SelectedSlave = 0;
 				if (si.IsApproved == 1)
 				{
-					dlgExportImport dlg = new dlgExportImport("Export", pi, MyFrmVEPROMS, (selectedSlave)); // "true tell export to convert ROs and Transitions to text
+
+                    //B2026-016 - Fix error pulling Reference Object info into Export
+                    if (pi.MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociationCount == 0)
+                    {
+                        MessageBox.Show("Prior to Approval you must set the Referenced Object Database", "No RO Database set", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
+                        return false;
+                    }
+
+                    dlgExportImport dlg = new dlgExportImport("Export", pi, MyFrmVEPROMS, (selectedSlave)); // "true tell export to convert ROs and Transitions to text
 					dlg.DocReplace = frm.DocReplace;  // this tells approval to prepare an export file with resolved transitions and ROs, word sections are saved with resolved ROs during approval PDF creation and saved in DocReplace
 					System.Xml.XmlDocument xd = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
 					dlg.ExportItem(xd, pi, "procedure");
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs
index 399ea4f6..1606a03a 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
@@ -1618,8 +1618,15 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 
 		public void ExportItem(XmlDocument xd, ItemInfo ii, string nodename)
 		{
-			XmlElement xe = xd.CreateElement(nodename);
-			if (ii.IsProcedure)
+            //B2026-016 - Fix error pulling Reference Object info into Export
+            if (ii.MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociationCount == 0)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show("Prior to Exporting Procedures you must set the Referenced Object Database", "No RO Database set", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            XmlElement xe = xd.CreateElement(nodename);
+            if (ii.IsProcedure)
 			{
 				xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "rodbid", ii.MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociations[0].MyROFst.MyRODb.RODbID.ToString()));
 				xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "rofolderpath", ii.MyDocVersion.DocVersionAssociations[0].MyROFst.MyRODb.FolderPath));