diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java
index 6a90fafdf2..3ce5709ce5 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/directorytree/DirectoryTreeTopComponent.java
@@ -561,7 +561,9 @@ public final class DirectoryTreeTopComponent extends TopComponent implements Dat
             }
         } // if the image is added to the case
         else if (changed.equals(Case.Events.DATA_SOURCE_ADDED.toString())) {
-            CoreComponentControl.openCoreWindows();
+            if (IngestManager.getInstance().isRunningInteractively()) {
+                CoreComponentControl.openCoreWindows();
+            }
             SwingUtilities.invokeLater(this::componentOpened);
         } // change in node selection
         else if (changed.equals(ExplorerManager.PROP_SELECTED_NODES)) {
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
index e776b2d750..d043d0a764 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ public class IngestManager {
      * ingest message box, NetBeans progress handles, etc. Running interactively
      * is the default.
      */
-    synchronized boolean isRunningInteractively() {
+    public synchronized boolean isRunningInteractively() {
         return this.runInteractively;
     }