diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJob.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJob.java
index fe129c3528..8218186b4c 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJob.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/ingest/IngestJob.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public final class IngestJob {
      *
      * @return True or false.
      */
-    boolean hasIngestPipeline() {
+    synchronized boolean hasIngestPipeline() {
         for (DataSourceIngestJob dataSourceJob : this.dataSourceJobs.values()) {
             if (dataSourceJob.hasIngestPipeline()) {
                 return true;