diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJobStartResult.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJobStartResult.java
index 5a8f98a2a1..0de3a65ab2 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJobStartResult.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJobStartResult.java
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class IngestJobStartResult {
 
     private final IngestJob job;
-    private final IngestManagerException startupException;
+    private final IngestManager.IngestManagerException startupException;
     private final List<IngestModuleError> moduleErrors;
 
-    IngestJobStartResult(IngestJob job, IngestManagerException startupException, List<IngestModuleError> moduleErrors) {
+    IngestJobStartResult(IngestJob job, IngestManager.IngestManagerException startupException, List<IngestModuleError> moduleErrors) {
         this.job = job;
         this.startupException = startupException;
         if (moduleErrors == null) {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class IngestJobStartResult {
     /**
      * @return the startupException, which may be null
      */
-    public IngestManagerException getStartupException() {
+    public IngestManager.IngestManagerException getStartupException() {
         return startupException;
     }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
index 3ff28ba692..017840ae9b 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManager.java
@@ -1132,4 +1132,31 @@ public class IngestManager {
 
     }
 
+    /**
+     * An exception thrown by the ingest manager.
+     */
+    public final static class IngestManagerException extends Exception {
+
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+        /**
+         * Creates an exception containing an error message.
+         *
+         * @param message The message.
+         */
+        private IngestManagerException(String message) {
+            super(message);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Creates an exception containing an error message and a cause.
+         *
+         * @param message The message
+         * @param cause   The cause.
+         */
+        private IngestManagerException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+            super(message, cause);
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManagerException.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManagerException.java
deleted file mode 100755
index 03557e662f..0000000000
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestManagerException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Autopsy Forensic Browser
- *
- * Copyright 2011-2016 Basis Technology Corp.
- * Contact: carrier <at> sleuthkit <dot> org
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest;
-
-/**
- * Encapsulates an exception thrown by an ingest module during an operation such
- * as startup or shut down with an exception object for the error that occurred.
- */
-public final class IngestManagerException extends Exception {
-
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
-    /**
-     * Create exception containing the error message
-     *
-     * @param message the message
-     */
-    IngestManagerException(String message) {
-        super(message);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Create exception containing the error message
-     *
-     * @param message the message
-     * @param ex      cause exception
-     */
-    public IngestManagerException(String message, Exception ex) {
-        super(message, ex);
-    }
-}