diff --git a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel2.java b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel2.java
index 3bcff37460..2696d70436 100644
--- a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel2.java
+++ b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel2.java
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public class KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel2 extends javax.swing.JPanel {
     private void activateWidgets() {
         final KeywordSearchIngestService service = KeywordSearchIngestService.getDefault();
         skipNSRLCheckBox.setSelected(service.getSkipKnown());
-        boolean enable = !IngestManager.getDefault().isIngestRunning();
+        boolean enable = !IngestManager.getDefault().isIngestRunning()
+                && ! IngestManager.getDefault().isServiceRunning(KeywordSearchIngestService.getDefault());
         skipNSRLCheckBox.setEnabled(enable);
     }
 
diff --git a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel3.java b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel3.java
index 9563729de7..f74cc9384d 100644
--- a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel3.java
+++ b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel3.java
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ public class KeywordSearchConfigurationPanel3 extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
     private void activateWidgets() {
         reloadScriptsCheckBoxes();
-        boolean enable = !IngestManager.getDefault().isIngestRunning();
+        boolean enable = !IngestManager.getDefault().isIngestRunning()
+        && ! IngestManager.getDefault().isServiceRunning(KeywordSearchIngestService.getDefault());;
         //enable / disable checboxes
         activateScriptsCheckboxes(enable);
     }