diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ROFSTLookup.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ROFSTLookup.cs
index 9687cfb0..cd7cd89f 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ROFSTLookup.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Config/ROFSTLookup.cs
@@ -1768,7 +1768,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			{
 				rc.title = GetRODatabaseTitle(GetRODatabaseTitleIndex(roid));
 			}
-
+			// B2023-038: return a "?" if none found - this is used by calling methods to flag none found.
+			if (rc.ID < 0 && rc.value == null) rc.value = "?";
 			return rc;
 		}