diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/embeddedfileextractor/ImageExtractor.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/embeddedfileextractor/ImageExtractor.java
index 4ed8341e37..7a48c061ad 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/embeddedfileextractor/ImageExtractor.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/embeddedfileextractor/ImageExtractor.java
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class ImageExtractor {
         try {
             doc = new HWPFDocument(new ReadContentInputStream(af));
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // instantiating POI containers throw RuntimeExceptions
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "EmbeddedFileExtractorIngestModule.ImageExtractor.docContainer.init.err", af.getName())); //NON-NLS
             return null;
         }
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ class ImageExtractor {
         try {
             docx = new XWPFDocument(new ReadContentInputStream(af));
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // instantiating POI containers throw RuntimeExceptions
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "EmbeddedFileExtractorIngestModule.ImageExtractor.docxContainer.init.err", af.getName())); //NON-NLS
             return null;
         }
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ class ImageExtractor {
         try {
             ppt = new SlideShow(new ReadContentInputStream(af));
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // instantiating POI containers throw RuntimeExceptions
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "EmbeddedFileExtractorIngestModule.ImageExtractor.pptContainer.init.err", af.getName())); //NON-NLS
             return null;
         }
@@ -355,6 +358,7 @@ class ImageExtractor {
         try {
             pptx = new XMLSlideShow(new ReadContentInputStream(af));
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // instantiating POI containers throw RuntimeExceptions
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "EmbeddedFileExtractorIngestModule.ImageExtractor.pptxContainer.init.err", af.getName())); //NON-NLS
             return null;
         }
@@ -402,6 +406,7 @@ class ImageExtractor {
         try {
             xls = new HSSFWorkbook(new ReadContentInputStream(af));
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // instantiating POI containers throw RuntimeExceptions
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "EmbeddedFileExtractorIngestModule.ImageExtractor.xlsContainer.init.err", af.getName()) + af.getName()); //NON-NLS
             return null;
         }
@@ -445,6 +450,7 @@ class ImageExtractor {
         try {
             xlsx = new XSSFWorkbook(new ReadContentInputStream(af));
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            // instantiating POI containers throw RuntimeExceptions
             logger.log(Level.WARNING, NbBundle.getMessage(this.getClass(), "EmbeddedFileExtractorIngestModule.ImageExtractor.xlsxContainer.init.err", af.getName())); //NON-NLS
             return null;
         }
@@ -590,4 +596,4 @@ class ImageExtractor {
             return parentFile;
         }
     }
-}
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+}