diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index e32f98d5..5927c0bc 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -746,7 +746,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			{
 				// Walk up active parents until the parent is not an item
 				ItemInfo tmp = this;
-				while (tmp.ActiveParent.GetType() != typeof(DocVersionInfo)) tmp = (ItemInfo)tmp.ActiveParent;
+				while (tmp.ActiveParent != null && tmp.ActiveParent.GetType() != typeof(DocVersionInfo)) 
+					tmp = (ItemInfo)tmp.ActiveParent;
 				return tmp;
 			}
 		}