diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index 4fbe1a06..b0bd263b 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -2245,6 +2245,24 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 		#endregion
 		#region Change Bar
 		public bool HasChangeBar
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				bool chg = HasChanges;
+				StepInfo si = this as StepInfo;
+				if (si == null) return false;
+				StepConfig sc = si.MyConfig as StepConfig;
+				if (sc == null) return false;
+				// if there is no override & return whether there was a change to the text.
+				if (chg && ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.ProcData.ChangeBarData.ChangeIds &&
+					(sc.Step_ChangeID ?? "") == "")
+					return false; // No Change ID - No Change Bar
+				if (sc.Step_CBOverride == null)
+					return chg;
+				return (sc.Step_CBOverride == "On");
+			}
+		}
+		public bool HasChanges
 		{
 			get
 			{
@@ -2254,10 +2272,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				StepConfig sc = si.MyConfig as StepConfig;
 				if (sc == null) return false;
 				// if there is no override & return whether there was a change to the text.
-				if (sc.Step_CBOverride == null)
-					return (MyContent.DTS > MyProcedure.ChangeBarDate);
-				else   // override is on:
-					return (sc.Step_CBOverride == "On");
+				return (MyContent.DTS > MyProcedure.ChangeBarDate);
 			}
 		}
 		#endregion