diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbcf3a7e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
+ * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
+ * and open the template in the editor.
+ */
+package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.logicalimager.configuration;
+
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import javax.swing.text.NumberFormatter;
+
+/**
+ * Number formatter which will reset to being a null value when an invalid value
+ * is entered
+ */
+final class DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter extends NumberFormatter {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter
+     *
+     * @param format the format for the numbers
+     */
+    DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter(NumberFormat format) {
+        super(format);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object stringToValue(String string)
+            throws ParseException {
+        Object returnValue = null;
+        try {
+            returnValue = super.stringToValue(string);
+        } catch (ParseException ignored) {
+            //reset value to being empty since invalid value was entered
+        }
+        return returnValue;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.form b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.form
index 53f4a8b3e2..0dd4b475f6 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.form
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.form
@@ -222,24 +222,24 @@
     </Container>
     <Component class="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField" name="minSizeTextField">
       <Properties>
-        <Property name="formatterFactory" type="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField$AbstractFormatterFactory" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors.AbstractFormatterFactoryEditor">
-          <Format format="#,###; " subtype="-1" type="0"/>
+        <Property name="formatterFactory" type="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField$AbstractFormatterFactory" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.RADConnectionPropertyEditor">
+          <Connection code="new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat(&quot;#,###; &quot;)))" type="code"/>
         </Property>
         <Property name="enabled" type="boolean" value="false"/>
       </Properties>
     </Component>
     <Component class="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField" name="maxSizeTextField">
       <Properties>
-        <Property name="formatterFactory" type="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField$AbstractFormatterFactory" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors.AbstractFormatterFactoryEditor">
-          <Format format="#,###; " subtype="-1" type="0"/>
+        <Property name="formatterFactory" type="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField$AbstractFormatterFactory" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.RADConnectionPropertyEditor">
+          <Connection code="new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat(&quot;#,###; &quot;)))" type="code"/>
         </Property>
         <Property name="enabled" type="boolean" value="false"/>
       </Properties>
     </Component>
     <Component class="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField" name="modifiedWithinTextField">
       <Properties>
-        <Property name="formatterFactory" type="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField$AbstractFormatterFactory" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors.AbstractFormatterFactoryEditor">
-          <Format format="" subtype="-1" type="0"/>
+        <Property name="formatterFactory" type="javax.swing.JFormattedTextField$AbstractFormatterFactory" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.RADConnectionPropertyEditor">
+          <Connection code="new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat(&quot;#,###; &quot;)))" type="code"/>
         </Property>
         <Property name="enabled" type="boolean" value="false"/>
       </Properties>
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.java
index ea7d6de7ea..caa2817751 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/logicalimager/configuration/EditNonFullPathsRulePanel.java
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ final class EditNonFullPathsRulePanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
         folderNamesScrollPane.setEnabled(false);
 
-        minSizeTextField.setFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.NumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat("#,###; "))));
+        minSizeTextField.setFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat("#,###; "))));
         minSizeTextField.setEnabled(false);
 
-        maxSizeTextField.setFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.NumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat("#,###; "))));
+        maxSizeTextField.setFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat("#,###; "))));
         maxSizeTextField.setEnabled(false);
 
-        modifiedWithinTextField.setFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.NumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat(""))));
+        modifiedWithinTextField.setFormatterFactory(new javax.swing.text.DefaultFormatterFactory(new DefaultToEmptyNumberFormatter(new java.text.DecimalFormat("#,###; "))));
         modifiedWithinTextField.setEnabled(false);
 
         userFolderNote.setIcon(new javax.swing.ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/images/info-icon-16.png"))); // NOI18N
@@ -694,14 +694,30 @@ final class EditNonFullPathsRulePanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
             return (extensionsCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(extensionsTextField.getText()) && !validateExtensions(extensionsTextField).isEmpty())
                     || (fileNamesCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(fileNamesTextArea.getText()))
                     || (folderNamesCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(folderNamesTextArea.getText()))
-                    || (minSizeCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(minSizeTextField.getText()) && !(Long.parseLong(minSizeTextField.getText()) == 0))
-                    || (maxSizeCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(maxSizeTextField.getText()) && !(Long.parseLong(maxSizeTextField.getText()) == 0))
+                    || (minSizeCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(minSizeTextField.getText()) && isNonZeroLong(minSizeTextField.getText()))
+                    || (maxSizeCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(maxSizeTextField.getText()) && isNonZeroLong(maxSizeTextField.getText()))
                     || (modifiedWithinCheckbox.isSelected() && !StringUtils.isBlank(modifiedWithinTextField.getText()));
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Invalid contents of extensionsTextField", ex);
             return false;
         }
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Check that value could be a non zero long
+     *
+     * @param numberString the string to check
+     *
+     * @return true if the value is a non-zero long
+     */
+    private boolean isNonZeroLong(String numberString) {
+        Long value = 0L;
+        try {
+            value = Long.parseLong(numberString);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
+            //The string was not a number, this method will return false becaue the value is still 0L
+        }
+        return (value != 0);
     }
 
     /**