diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 3ea930e5..278e1e14 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -1016,7 +1016,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			if (displayHistory.MyEditItem != null && displayHistory.MyItemInfo.MyProcedure.ItemID == args.MyItemInfo.ItemID)
 				displayHistory.MyEditItem = null;
 			// bug fix B2016-005 - set MyCopyStep to null.  This will take the paste options off of the tree node context menus. jsj 4-19-2016
-			if (args.MyItemInfo.ItemID == tc.MyCopyStep.ItemID)
+			// B2016-105 - added null reference check -jsj
+			if (tc.MyCopyStep != null && args.MyItemInfo.ItemID == tc.MyCopyStep.ItemID)
 				tc.MyCopyStep = null;
 			bool rtval = tc.DeleteRTBItem(args.MyItemInfo);
 			// Also disable the paste options on the ribbon if it is open. jsj 4-19-2016
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
index 234b6c51..de9192b1 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
@@ -2708,12 +2708,18 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			else
 			{
 				// The parent step was not open in the step editor, just create new step and add treenode.
-				using (Step step = Step.MakeStep(_LastItemInfo, _LastItemInfo.LastChild(E_FromType.Step), null, "New Step", 20002, E_FromType.Step))
+				// this line (below) adds the new step to the bottom of the section, the other line (not commented) adds it to the top. Bug fix B2016-002
+				//using (Step step = Step.MakeStep(_LastItemInfo, _LastItemInfo.LastChild(E_FromType.Step), null, "New Step", 20002, E_FromType.Step))
+				using (Step step = Step.MakeStep(_LastItemInfo, null , null, "New Step", 20002, E_FromType.Step))
 				{
 					ShowBrokenRules(step.BrokenRulesCollection);
 					SetLastValues(StepInfo.Get(step.ItemID));
 					tn = new VETreeNode(_LastStepInfo);
-					SelectedNode.Nodes.Add(tn);		// add tree node to end of list.
+					//SelectedNode.Nodes.Add(tn);		// add tree node to end of list.
+					_LastStepInfo.UpdateTransitionText();
+					_LastStepInfo.UpdateROText();
+					TreeNode par = SelectedNode;
+					par.Nodes.Insert(0, tn);
 				}
 			}