diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
index ce360e31..d63624f5 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplaySearch.cs
@@ -3192,7 +3192,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 								{
 									int itemID = int.Parse(nd.Attributes.GetNamedItem("id").InnerText);
 									ItemInfo ii = ItemInfo.Get(itemID);
-									if (ii.SearchAnnotationText == null && ii.ItemAnnotations != null) ii.SearchAnnotationText = AnnotationInfo.Get(ii.ItemAnnotations[0].AnnotationID).SearchText;
+									if (ii.SearchAnnotationText == null && ii.ItemAnnotations != null && ii.ItemAnnotations.Count > 0) ii.SearchAnnotationText = AnnotationInfo.Get(ii.ItemAnnotations[0].AnnotationID).SearchText;
 									SearchResults.AddItemInfo(ii);
 								}
 								lbSrchResults.DataSource = SearchResults;
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 									int itemID = int.Parse(nd.Attributes.GetNamedItem("id").InnerText);
 									ItemInfo ii = ItemInfo.Get(itemID);
 									// B2020-107: The following was needed to set the Step Path result type for annotations
-									if (ii.SearchAnnotationText == null && ii.ItemAnnotations != null)
+									if (ii.SearchAnnotationText == null && ii.ItemAnnotations != null && ii.ItemAnnotations.Count > 0)
 									{
 										ii.SearchAnnotationText = AnnotationInfo.Get(ii.ItemAnnotations[0].AnnotationID).SearchText;
 										ii.SearchAnnotationID = ii.ItemAnnotations[0].AnnotationID;
@@ -3245,7 +3245,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 								{
 									int itemID = int.Parse(nd.Attributes.GetNamedItem("id").InnerText);
 									ItemInfo ii = ItemInfo.Get(itemID);
-									if (ii.SearchAnnotationText == null && ii.ItemAnnotations != null) ii.SearchAnnotationText = AnnotationInfo.Get(ii.ItemAnnotations[0].AnnotationID).SearchText;
+									if (ii.SearchAnnotationText == null && ii.ItemAnnotations != null && ii.ItemAnnotations.Count > 0) ii.SearchAnnotationText = AnnotationInfo.Get(ii.ItemAnnotations[0].AnnotationID).SearchText;
 									SearchResults.AddItemInfo(ii);
 								}
 								lbSrchResultsIncTrans.DataSource = SearchResults;