diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index e153e7fa..9d9cef70 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -57,7 +57,14 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				}
 				else // Step Tab Panel
 				{
-					SelectedDVI = value.MyStepPanel.MyProcedureItemInfo.MyProcedure.ActiveParent as DocVersionInfo;
+					// The following line was broken into separate lines because a NullReferenceError was occuring.
+					// Now we should be able to tell what is wrong by which line causes the Null Reference Error
+					// RHM 20101217
+					//SelectedDVI = value.MyStepPanel.MyProcedureItemInfo.MyProcedure.ActiveParent as DocVersionInfo;
+					StepPanel stepPanel = value.MyStepPanel;
+					ItemInfo itemInfo = stepPanel.MyProcedureItemInfo;
+					ProcedureInfo procedureInfo = itemInfo.MyProcedure;
+					SelectedDVI = procedureInfo.ActiveParent as DocVersionInfo;
 					// Remove it first, if it wasn't set, this doesn't do anything, but if it was set, you don't want
 					// multiple events because the print dialog will be displayed for each time the event was added.
 					_SelectedStepTabPanel.MyStepTabRibbon.PrintRequest -= new StepTabRibbonEvent(MyStepTabRibbon_PrintRequest);
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
index 2391e87b..f908a4fc 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
@@ -2161,8 +2161,16 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		/// </summary>
 		public void ItemSelect()
 		{
-			_MyStepRTB.Focus();
-			_MyStepRTB.Select(0, 0);
+			// Was getting an Error that _MyStepRTB was Disposed RHM 20101217
+			if (!_MyStepRTB.Disposing)
+			{
+				_MyStepRTB.Focus();
+				_MyStepRTB.Select(0, 0);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				_MyLog.WarnFormat("Attempt to give Focus to Disposed Object {0}", MyID);
+			}
 			//  if (CanExpand) AutoExpand(); // Expand the item if you can
 			ScrollToCenter();
 		}