diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
index 44dce5f8..f3b691f2 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
@@ -475,12 +475,13 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				//FormatInfo formatInfo = _MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat;
 				using (_MyItem = _MyItemInfo.Get())
 				{
-						if (_MyItemInfo.NewTransToUnNumberedItem)
-						{
-							ItemAnnotation ia = _MyItem.ItemAnnotations.Add(AnnotationType.GetByName("Verification Required"));
-							ia.SearchText = "Transition to Un-Numbered Step";
-							_MyItemInfo.NewTransToUnNumberedItem = false;
-						}
+					// The following was added to support transitions to un-numbered steps
+					if (_MyItemInfo.NewTransToUnNumberedItem && rtb.Text.Contains("<NewID>"))
+					{
+						ItemAnnotation ia = _MyItem.ItemAnnotations.Add(AnnotationType.GetByName("Verification Required"));
+						ia.SearchText = "Transition to Un-Numbered Step";
+						_MyItemInfo.NewTransToUnNumberedItem = false;
+					}
 					// check for different text, i.e. text from this itm doesn't match
 					// original text, a change occurred in database, but not from this user.
 					if (OriginalText != EditText)