diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs
index b6e9211d..39357cef 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocVersionExt.cs
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 
 			//GetPrivateProfileString("unit", "procedure number", asis, mstr, MAXPATH, "proc.ini");
 			string pnum = asis;
-			string mstr = GetProfile("Unit", "ProcedureNumber");
-			if (!mstr.Equals(string.Empty))
+			string mstr = GetProfile("Unit", "ProcedureNumber", true);
+			if (mstr != null && !mstr.Equals(string.Empty))
 				pnum = mstr;
 			if (pnum.Equals(asis))
 				retvalu = str;