diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/AppSQLiteDB.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/AppSQLiteDB.java
index f91e35c959..28f9516350 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/AppSQLiteDB.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/AppSQLiteDB.java
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ public final class AppSQLiteDB {
             String metaFileName) throws NoCurrentCaseException, TskCoreException, IOException {
 
         // Do not look for metaFile if this is a carved directory
-        if(sqliteFile.getParentPath().contains("carvedfiles")) {
+        if(sqliteFile.getParentPath().equalsIgnoreCase("/$carvedfiles/")) {
             return;
         }
         
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/SQLiteTableReader.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/SQLiteTableReader.java
index 6c823b9553..0c3b0c65c5 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/SQLiteTableReader.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/SQLiteTableReader.java
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ public class SQLiteTableReader implements AutoCloseable {
             String metaFileName) throws NoCurrentCaseException, TskCoreException, IOException {
         
         // Do not look for metaFile if this is a carved directory
-        if(sqliteFile.getParentPath().contains("carvedfiles")) {
+        if(sqliteFile.getParentPath().equalsIgnoreCase("/$carvedfiles/")) {
             return;
         }