diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 2465f827..0895f3d3 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -1072,6 +1072,18 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 		}
 		private void frmVEPROMS_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
 		{
+			// B2017-212  If the user uses the X button in Word to close the word attachment, PROMS thinks that the user wants to close out of PROMS as well
+			//            trap for this and close only the Word tab in PROMS
+			if (tc.SelectedDisplayTabItem.MyDSOTabPanel != null)
+			{
+				string stk = Volian.Base.Library.vlnStackTrace.StackToString();
+				if (!stk.Contains("MouseUp") && !stk.Contains("ButtonDown") && !stk.Contains("Exception"))
+				{
+					e.Cancel = true;
+					tc.CloseTabItem(tc.SelectedDisplayTabItem);
+					return;
+				}
+			}
 			tc.ShuttingDown = true;	// This keeps PROMS from Hanging under certain circumstances
 			foreach (DisplayTabItem dti in tc.MyBar.Items)
 			{
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Base.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Base.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs
index d945daf9..84ce7a99 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Base.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Base.Library/vlnStackTrace.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Volian.Base.Library
 		{
 			Console.WriteLine(StackToString());
 		}
-		private static string StackToString()
+		public static string StackToString()
 		{
 			return StackToString(true);
 		}