diff --git a/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/encryptiondetection/EncryptionDetectionTest.java b/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/encryptiondetection/EncryptionDetectionTest.java
index 0463642f90..cd55b16f82 100755
--- a/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/encryptiondetection/EncryptionDetectionTest.java
+++ b/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/encryptiondetection/EncryptionDetectionTest.java
@@ -160,9 +160,7 @@ public class EncryptionDetectionTest extends NbTestCase {
             CaseUtils.createCase(PASSWORD_DETECTION_CASE_NAME);
 
             ImageDSProcessor dataSourceProcessor = new ImageDSProcessor();
-            List<String> errorMessages = IngestUtils.addDataSource(dataSourceProcessor, PASSWORD_DETECTION_IMAGE_PATH);
-            String joinedErrors = String.join(System.lineSeparator(), errorMessages);
-            assertEquals(joinedErrors, 0, errorMessages.size());
+            IngestUtils.addDataSource(dataSourceProcessor, PASSWORD_DETECTION_IMAGE_PATH);
 
             Case openCase = Case.getCurrentCaseThrows();    
 
@@ -260,15 +258,7 @@ public class EncryptionDetectionTest extends NbTestCase {
         try {
             CaseUtils.createCase(VERACRYPT_DETECTION_CASE_NAME);
             ImageDSProcessor dataSourceProcessor = new ImageDSProcessor();
-            List<String> errorMessages = IngestUtils.addDataSource(dataSourceProcessor, VERACRYPT_DETECTION_IMAGE_PATH);
-            String joinedErrors;
-            if (errorMessages.isEmpty()) {
-                joinedErrors = "Encrypted partition did not cause error, it was expected to";
-            } else {
-                joinedErrors = String.join(System.lineSeparator(), errorMessages);
-            }
-            //there will be 1 expected error regarding the encrypted partition not having a file system
-            assertEquals(joinedErrors, 1, errorMessages.size());
+            IngestUtils.addDataSource(dataSourceProcessor, VERACRYPT_DETECTION_IMAGE_PATH);
 
             Case openCase = Case.getCurrentCaseThrows();
             ArrayList<IngestModuleTemplate> templates = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/DataSourceProcessorRunner.java b/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/DataSourceProcessorRunner.java
index acb144405e..2d6d2d9c3a 100755
--- a/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/DataSourceProcessorRunner.java
+++ b/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/DataSourceProcessorRunner.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public final class DataSourceProcessorRunner {
         private final Object monitor;
         private final List<String> errorMessages = new ArrayList<>();
         private final List<Content> dataSourceContent = new ArrayList<>();
+        private DataSourceProcessorResult result;
 
         /**
          * Constructs a data source processor "callback" that collects the
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ public final class DataSourceProcessorRunner {
         public void done(DataSourceProcessorCallback.DataSourceProcessorResult result, List<String> errorMessages, List<Content> dataSourceContent) {
             this.errorMessages.addAll(errorMessages);
             this.dataSourceContent.addAll(dataSourceContent);
+            this.result = result;
             synchronized (monitor) {
                 monitor.notify();
             }
@@ -131,6 +133,15 @@ public final class DataSourceProcessorRunner {
         public List<Content> getDataSourceContent() {
             return new ArrayList<>(this.dataSourceContent);
         }
+        
+        /**
+         * Gets the result of the data source processor run.
+         * 
+         * @return The result.
+         */
+        public DataSourceProcessorResult getResult() {
+            return result;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/IngestUtils.java b/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/IngestUtils.java
index aac48890ca..7dd2871294 100755
--- a/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/IngestUtils.java
+++ b/Core/test/qa-functional/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/testutils/IngestUtils.java
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.testutils;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
 import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
 import org.python.icu.impl.Assert;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.corecomponentinterfaces.DataSourceProcessorCallback;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.datasourceprocessors.AutoIngestDataSourceProcessor;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestJobSettings;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestModuleError;
@@ -53,23 +53,23 @@ public final class IngestUtils {
      *                            datasource
      * @param dataSourcePath      the path to the datasource which is being
      *                            added
-     *
-     * @return errorMessages a list of all error messages as strings which
-     *         encountered while processing the data source
      */
-    public static List<String> addDataSource(AutoIngestDataSourceProcessor dataSourceProcessor, Path dataSourcePath) {
-        List<String> errorMessages = new ArrayList<>();
+    public static void addDataSource(AutoIngestDataSourceProcessor dataSourceProcessor, Path dataSourcePath) {
+        DataSourceProcessorCallback.DataSourceProcessorResult result = null;
         try {
             if (!dataSourcePath.toFile().exists()) {
                 Assert.fail("Data source not found: " + dataSourcePath.toString());
             }
+            
             DataSourceProcessorRunner.ProcessorCallback callBack = DataSourceProcessorRunner.runDataSourceProcessor(dataSourceProcessor, dataSourcePath);
-            errorMessages = callBack.getErrorMessages();
+            result = callBack.getResult();
+            if (result.equals(DataSourceProcessorCallback.DataSourceProcessorResult.CRITICAL_ERRORS)) {
+                Assert.fail("Critical errors occurred while running the data source processor.");
+            }
         } catch (AutoIngestDataSourceProcessor.AutoIngestDataSourceProcessorException | InterruptedException ex) {
             Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex);
             Assert.fail(ex);
         }
-        return errorMessages;
     }
 
     /**