diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index f181bcf7..612f1926 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 						if (traninfo.MyItemToID.ActiveSection != null)
 						{
 							SectionConfig sc = traninfo.MyItemToID.ActiveSection.MyConfig as SectionConfig;
-							forceConvertToText = (sc.SubSection_Edit == "N");
+							forceConvertToText = (sc.SubSection_Edit == "N" && traninfo.MyItemToID.IsStep); // Bug fix B2016-081 also check if transition is to a step element
 						}
 						if (forceConvertToText)
 						{
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
index 71481076..4964d07a 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemInsertExt.cs
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 						{
 							SectionConfig sc = tran.MyItemToID.ActiveSection.MyConfig as SectionConfig;
 							//SectionConfig sc = new SectionConfig(tran.MyItemToID.ActiveSection.MyConfig.ToString());
-							forceConvertToText = (sc.SubSection_Edit == "N");
+							forceConvertToText = (sc.SubSection_Edit == "N" && tran.MyItemToID.IsStep); // Bug fix B2016-081 also check if transition is to a step element
 						}
 						if (!forceConvertToText)	//check to see if external with internal format
 						{
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 						{
 							SectionConfig sc = tran.MyItemToID.ActiveSection.MyConfig as SectionConfig;
 							//SectionConfig sc = new SectionConfig(tran.MyItemToID.ActiveSection.MyConfig.ToString());
-							forceConvertToText = (sc.SubSection_Edit == "N");
+							forceConvertToText = (sc.SubSection_Edit == "N" && tran.MyItemToID.IsStep); // Bug fix B2016-081 also check if transition is to a step element
 						}
 						if (!forceConvertToText)	//check to see if external with internal format
 						{