diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
index 9841dc6930..c34bbaf254 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
@@ -553,6 +553,26 @@ public class Case {
         }
     }
 
+     /**
+     * Get absolute module output directory path where modules should save their permanent data
+     * The directory is a subdirectory of this case dir.
+     * @return absolute path to the module output dir
+     */
+    public String getModulesOutputDirectoryPath() {
+        return this.getCaseDirectory() + File.separator + getModulesOutputDirectory();
+    }
+    
+     
+    /**
+     * Get relative (with respect to case dir)
+     * module output directory path where modules should save their permanent data
+     * The directory is a subdirectory of this case dir.
+     * @return relative path to the module output dir
+     */
+    public String getModulesOutputDirectory() {
+        return "ModuleOutput";
+    }
+    
     /**
      * get the PropertyChangeSupport of this class
      * @return PropertyChangeSupport
diff --git a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java
index 99c696357d..d658f71066 100644
--- a/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java
+++ b/RecentActivity/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/recentactivity/JavaSystemCaller.java
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ public final class JavaSystemCaller {
             logger.log(Level.INFO, "Executing " + aShell.getShellCommand() + " " + command);
 
             proc = rt.exec(aShell.getShellCommand() + " " + command);
+            try {
+                //give time to fully start the process
+                Thread.sleep(2000);
+            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Pause interrupted");
+            }
 
             // any error message?
             final JavaSystemCaller.StreamGobbler errorGobbler = new JavaSystemCaller.StreamGobbler(proc.getErrorStream(), "ERROR");