diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/MessageAccountPanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/MessageAccountPanel.java
index 8cf4337163..fbf1ada856 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/MessageAccountPanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/MessageAccountPanel.java
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ final class MessageAccountPanel extends JPanel {
                 // Set up each matching account. We don't know what type of account we have, so check all the types to 
                 // find any matches.
                 try {
+                    boolean showErrorMessage = true;
                     for (CentralRepoAccount.CentralRepoAccountType type : CentralRepository.getInstance().getAllAccountTypes()) {
                         try {
                             // Try to load any matching accounts of this type. Throws an InvalidAccountIDException if the account is the
@@ -593,13 +594,15 @@ final class MessageAccountPanel extends JPanel {
                             CentralRepoAccount account = CentralRepository.getInstance().getAccount(type, accountContainer.getAccount().getTypeSpecificID());
                             if (account != null) {
                                 personaPanel.addAccount(account, Bundle.MessageAccountPanel_account_justification(), Persona.Confidence.HIGH);
-                            } else {
-                                 createPersonaDialog.setStartupPopupMessage(Bundle.MessageAccountPanel_id_not_found_in_cr(accountContainer.getAccount().getTypeSpecificID()));
-                            }
+                                showErrorMessage = false;
+                            } 
                         } catch (InvalidAccountIDException ex2) {
                             // These are expected when the account identifier doesn't match the format of the account type.
                         }
                     }
+                    if(showErrorMessage) {
+                         createPersonaDialog.setStartupPopupMessage(Bundle.MessageAccountPanel_id_not_found_in_cr(accountContainer.getAccount().getTypeSpecificID()));
+                    }
                 } catch (CentralRepoException ex) {
                     logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error looking up account types in the central repository", ex);
                 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/PersonaAccountFetcher.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/PersonaAccountFetcher.java
index 0601c0893d..020a2645b6 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/PersonaAccountFetcher.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/contentviewers/artifactviewers/PersonaAccountFetcher.java
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class PersonaAccountFetcher extends SwingWorker<Map<String, Collection<Persona>>
             // Set up each matching account. We don't know what type of account we have, so check all the types to 
             // find any matches.
             try {
+                boolean showErrorMessage = true;
                 for (CentralRepoAccount.CentralRepoAccountType type : CentralRepository.getInstance().getAllAccountTypes()) {
                     try {
                         // Try to load any matching accounts of this type. Throws an InvalidAccountIDException if the account is the
@@ -207,16 +208,17 @@ class PersonaAccountFetcher extends SwingWorker<Map<String, Collection<Persona>>
                         CentralRepoAccount account = CentralRepository.getInstance().getAccount(type, personaSearcherData.getAccountIdentifer());
                         if (account != null) {
                             personaPanel.addAccount(account, Bundle.PersonaAccountFetcher_account_justification(), Persona.Confidence.HIGH);
+                            showErrorMessage = false;
                         }
                         
-                        if((personaSearcherData.getAccountIdentifer() != null &&
-                                !personaSearcherData.getAccountIdentifer().isEmpty()) && account == null) {
-                            dialog.setStartupPopupMessage(Bundle.PersonaAccountFetcher_not_account_in_cr(personaSearcherData.getAccountIdentifer()));
-                        }
                     } catch (InvalidAccountIDException ex2) {
                         // These are expected when the account identifier doesn't match the format of the account type.
                     }
                 }
+                if ((personaSearcherData.getAccountIdentifer() != null
+                        && !personaSearcherData.getAccountIdentifer().isEmpty()) && showErrorMessage) {
+                    dialog.setStartupPopupMessage(Bundle.PersonaAccountFetcher_not_account_in_cr(personaSearcherData.getAccountIdentifer()));
+                }
             } catch (CentralRepoException ex) {
                 logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error looking up account types in the central repository", ex);
             }