diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/VlnSvgPageHelper.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/VlnSvgPageHelper.cs
index 765092e2..436e42d3 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/VlnSvgPageHelper.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/VlnSvgPageHelper.cs
@@ -842,7 +842,8 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			if (cb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.SpecialCaseCalvertAlarm &&
 				(vcb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.IsTable || cb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.IsTable || cb.BottomIsTable)) tolerance *= 1.5f;
 			bool bothFootnotes = cb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.IsFootnote && vcb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.IsFootnote;
-			if (!bothFootnotes && cb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.MyHLS.ItemID != vcb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.MyHLS.ItemID) return false;
+			if (!bothFootnotes && cb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.MyHLS != null && vcb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.MyHLS != null && 
+				cb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.MyHLS.ItemID != vcb.MyParent.MyItemInfo.MyHLS.ItemID) return false;
 			// cb.Yoffset is within range of vcb:
 			if (cb.YOffset <= vcb.YOffset &&
 				cb.YOffset >= (vcb.YChangeBarBottomExtend - tolerance)) return true;