diff --git a/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdIngestModule.java b/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdIngestModule.java
index 81c623d9b3..825c667188 100644
--- a/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdIngestModule.java
+++ b/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdIngestModule.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class FileTypeIdIngestModule extends org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestM
     private static long matchTime = 0;
     private static int messageId = 0;
     private static long numFiles = 0;
-    private static boolean skipKnown = false;
+    private static boolean skipKnown = true;
     
     private FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel simpleConfigPanel;
     private IngestServices services;
diff --git a/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.form b/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.form
index fe15876df1..29004307b5 100644
--- a/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.form
+++ b/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.form
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   <SubComponents>
     <Component class="javax.swing.JCheckBox" name="skipKnownCheckBox">
       <Properties>
+        <Property name="selected" type="boolean" value="true"/>
         <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
           <ResourceString bundle="org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/Bundle.properties" key="FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.skipKnownCheckBox.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
         </Property>
diff --git a/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.java b/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.java
index 5a3f11eda9..43576d8184 100644
--- a/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.java
+++ b/FileTypeId/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/filetypeid/FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
         skipKnownCheckBox = new javax.swing.JCheckBox();
 
+        skipKnownCheckBox.setSelected(true);
         skipKnownCheckBox.setText(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.class, "FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.skipKnownCheckBox.text")); // NOI18N
         skipKnownCheckBox.setToolTipText(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.class, "FileTypeIdSimpleConfigPanel.skipKnownCheckBox.toolTipText")); // NOI18N
         skipKnownCheckBox.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {