diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FindAndReplace.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FindAndReplace.java
index b1198ebaeddbada7ce924ec08db43fc1e8ef07bd..5f25f2408580ea38917c72d55dd40054836e8c6e 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FindAndReplace.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/FindAndReplace.java
@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ public class FindAndReplace extends JFrame
           if(this_value_string == null) 
             continue;
             
-          if(!newValues.contains(this_value_string))
+          if(!newValues.contains(this_value_string) || 
+              this_value_string.startsWith("LAZY LOADING"))  // ignore lazy data not loaded yet
             newValues.add(this_value_string);
           else if(!delete)
             return true;