--- a/usr/src/java/vpanels/panel/org/opensolaris/os/vp/panel/common/control/Control.java	Wed Feb 24 16:20:08 2010 -0500
+++ b/usr/src/java/vpanels/panel/org/opensolaris/os/vp/panel/common/control/Control.java	Wed Feb 24 16:46:56 2010 -0500
@@ -168,17 +168,21 @@
     //
 
     /**
-     * Builds a help URL from a page and section, falling back to the
+     * Builds a help URL from a page and optional section, falling back to the
      * page if the section is invalid.
      */
     protected URL buildHelpURL(String page, String section) {
 	Class clazz = getClass();
 	URL url = Finder.getResource(clazz.getClassLoader(),
 	    clazz.getPackage().getName(), page);
-	try {
-	    url = new URL(url, section);
-	} catch (MalformedURLException ignore) {
+
+	if (section != null) {
+	    try {
+		url = new URL(url, section);
+	    } catch (MalformedURLException ignore) {
+	    }
 	}
+
 	return url;
     }