diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesIdentifierIngestModule.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesIdentifierIngestModule.java
index 88eea65dda..0e0160b9b9 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesIdentifierIngestModule.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/interestingitems/FilesIdentifierIngestModule.java
@@ -106,12 +106,15 @@ final class FilesIdentifierIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
     @Override
     @Messages({"FilesIdentifierIngestModule.indexError.message=Failed to index interesting file hit artifact for keyword search."})
     public ProcessResult process(AbstractFile file) {
+        Case currentCase;
         try {
-            blackboard = Case.getCurrentCaseThrows().getServices().getBlackboard();        
+            currentCase = Case.getCurrentCaseThrows();      
         } catch (NoCurrentCaseException ex) {
             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Exception while getting open case.", ex); //NON-NLS
             return ProcessResult.ERROR;
         }
+        blackboard = currentCase.getServices().getBlackboard();
+        
         // Skip slack space files.
         if (file.getType().equals(TskData.TSK_DB_FILES_TYPE_ENUM.SLACK)) {
             return ProcessResult.OK;
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ final class FilesIdentifierIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
                     // Post an interesting files set hit artifact to the 
                     // blackboard.
                     String moduleName = InterestingItemsIngestModuleFactory.getModuleName();
-                    BlackboardArtifact artifact = file.newArtifact(BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_INTERESTING_FILE_HIT);
+                    
                     Collection<BlackboardAttribute> attributes = new ArrayList<>();
 
                     // Add a set name attribute to the artifact. This adds a 
@@ -141,29 +144,34 @@ final class FilesIdentifierIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
                     // interesting files set membership rule that was satisfied.
                     BlackboardAttribute ruleNameAttribute = new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_CATEGORY, moduleName, ruleSatisfied);
                     attributes.add(ruleNameAttribute);
+                    
+                    org.sleuthkit.datamodel.Blackboard tskBlackboard = currentCase.getSleuthkitCase().getBlackboard();
+                    // Create artifact if it doesn't already exist.
+                    if (!tskBlackboard.artifactExists(file, BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_INTERESTING_FILE_HIT, attributes)) {
+                        BlackboardArtifact artifact = file.newArtifact(BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_INTERESTING_FILE_HIT);
+                        artifact.addAttributes(attributes);
+                        
+                        try {
+                            // index the artifact for keyword search
+                            blackboard.indexArtifact(artifact);
+                        } catch (Blackboard.BlackboardException ex) {
+                            logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to index blackboard artifact " + artifact.getArtifactID(), ex); //NON-NLS
+                            MessageNotifyUtil.Notify.error(Bundle.FilesIdentifierIngestModule_indexError_message(), artifact.getDisplayName());
+                        }
 
-                    artifact.addAttributes(attributes);
-                    try {
-                        // index the artifact for keyword search
-                        blackboard.indexArtifact(artifact);
-                    } catch (Blackboard.BlackboardException ex) {
-                        logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to index blackboard artifact " + artifact.getArtifactID(), ex); //NON-NLS
-                        MessageNotifyUtil.Notify.error(Bundle.FilesIdentifierIngestModule_indexError_message(), artifact.getDisplayName());
+                        services.fireModuleDataEvent(new ModuleDataEvent(moduleName, BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_INTERESTING_FILE_HIT, Collections.singletonList(artifact)));
+
+                        // make an ingest inbox message
+                        StringBuilder detailsSb = new StringBuilder();
+                        detailsSb.append("File: " + file.getParentPath() + file.getName() + "<br/>\n");
+                        detailsSb.append("Rule Set: " + filesSet.getName());
+
+                        services.postMessage(IngestMessage.createDataMessage(InterestingItemsIngestModuleFactory.getModuleName(),
+                                "Interesting File Match: " + filesSet.getName() + "(" + file.getName() +")",
+                                detailsSb.toString(),
+                                file.getName(),
+                                artifact));
                     }
-
-                    services.fireModuleDataEvent(new ModuleDataEvent(moduleName, BlackboardArtifact.ARTIFACT_TYPE.TSK_INTERESTING_FILE_HIT, Collections.singletonList(artifact)));
-
-                    // make an ingest inbox message
-                    StringBuilder detailsSb = new StringBuilder();
-                    detailsSb.append("File: " + file.getParentPath() + file.getName() + "<br/>\n");
-                    detailsSb.append("Rule Set: " + filesSet.getName());
-
-                    services.postMessage(IngestMessage.createDataMessage(InterestingItemsIngestModuleFactory.getModuleName(),
-                            "Interesting File Match: " + filesSet.getName() + "(" + file.getName() +")",
-                            detailsSb.toString(),
-                            file.getName(),
-                            artifact));
-
                 } catch (TskCoreException ex) {
                     FilesIdentifierIngestModule.logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error posting to the blackboard", ex); //NOI18N NON-NLS
                 }