diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index 6ec4ded2..eac2d571 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -3281,28 +3281,31 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 					string linkInfoText = itemInfo.MyContent.Text.Replace(@"\v ", "");
 					Match m = Regex.Match(linkInfoText, @"(.*)[#]Link:([A-Za-z]*):(.*)");
 					string val = null;
-					if (m.Groups.Count < 4)
+					if (m.Length > 0) // if m.lengh is zero, then no match was found - no RO was entered in the figure substep
 					{
-						//erMsg = "RO was not found during data migration.";
-						// added newlines in the RO number (shown in figure substep type with figure RO)
-						// if we are here, then there is no RO link information, use this number to find the RO image to print
-						val = string.Format("{0}\n{1}\n{2}\n{3}",
-							linkInfoText.Substring(0, linkInfoText.Length - 16),
-							linkInfoText.Substring(linkInfoText.Length - 16, 8),
-							linkInfoText.Substring(linkInfoText.Length - 8, 4),
-							linkInfoText.Substring(linkInfoText.Length - 4, 4));
-						val = val.Replace(@"\u8209?", "-");
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						string[] subs = m.Groups[3].Value.Split(" ".ToCharArray());
-						val = lookup.GetRoValue(subs[1]);
-						if (val == null || val == "?") val = lookup.GetRoValue(subs[1].Substring(0, 12));
-						if (val == "?")
+						if (m.Groups.Count < 4)
 						{
-							erMsg = string.Format("Referenced Object does not exist.");
-							_MyLog.WarnFormat("\r\nMissing Referenced Object {0} in {1}", subs[1], itemInfo.ShortPath);
-							yoff += 2 * SixLinesPerInch;
+							//erMsg = "RO was not found during data migration.";
+							// added newlines in the RO number (shown in figure substep type with figure RO)
+							// if we are here, then there is no RO link information, use this number to find the RO image to print
+							val = string.Format("{0}\n{1}\n{2}\n{3}",
+								linkInfoText.Substring(0, linkInfoText.Length - 16),
+								linkInfoText.Substring(linkInfoText.Length - 16, 8),
+								linkInfoText.Substring(linkInfoText.Length - 8, 4),
+								linkInfoText.Substring(linkInfoText.Length - 4, 4));
+							val = val.Replace(@"\u8209?", "-");
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							string[] subs = m.Groups[3].Value.Split(" ".ToCharArray());
+							val = lookup.GetRoValue(subs[1]);
+							if (val == null || val == "?") val = lookup.GetRoValue(subs[1].Substring(0, 12));
+							if (val == "?")
+							{
+								erMsg = string.Format("Referenced Object does not exist.");
+								_MyLog.WarnFormat("\r\nMissing Referenced Object {0} in {1}", subs[1], itemInfo.ShortPath);
+								yoff += 2 * SixLinesPerInch;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 					GC.Collect(); // memory garbage collection (Regex memory bug)