diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
index f10ad14fb4..3d697d7de0 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/Case.java
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ public class Case implements SleuthkitCase.ErrorObserver, SleuthkitCase.Sleuthki
     private static final String autopsyVer = Version.getVersion(); // current version of autopsy. Change it when the version is changed
     private static final String EVENT_CHANNEL_NAME = "%s-Case-Events";
     private static String appName = null;
-
+    private static boolean firstTime=true;
+    
     /**
      * Name for the property that determines whether to show the dialog at
      * startup
@@ -229,7 +230,11 @@ public class Case implements SleuthkitCase.ErrorObserver, SleuthkitCase.Sleuthki
      */
     private void init() {
         db.addErrorObserver(this);
-        db.addSleuthkitCaseErrorObserver(this);
+        if(firstTime)
+        {
+            firstTime=false;
+            db.addSleuthkitCaseErrorObserver(this);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java
index 82584797f1..4dd63ca497 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseVisualPanel1.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ final class NewCaseVisualPanel1 extends JPanel implements DocumentListener {
         caseNameTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(this);
         caseParentDirTextField.getDocument().addDocumentListener(this);
         CaseDbConnectionInfo info = UserPreferences.getDatabaseConnectionInfo();
-        if (info.getDbType() == DbType.UNKNOWN) {
+        if (info.getDbType() == DbType.SQLITE) {
             rbSingleUserCase.setSelected(true);
             rbSingleUserCase.setEnabled(false);
             rbMultiUserCase.setEnabled(false);
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseWizardAction.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseWizardAction.java
index 96e9a40442..e187937f43 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseWizardAction.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/casemodule/NewCaseWizardAction.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.DbType;
             //TODO fix for local
             CaseType currentCaseType = CaseType.fromString(ModuleSettings.getConfigSetting(ModuleSettings.MAIN_SETTINGS, ModuleSettings.CURRENT_CASE_TYPE));
             CaseDbConnectionInfo info = UserPreferences.getDatabaseConnectionInfo();
-            if ((currentCaseType==CaseType.SINGLE_USER_CASE) || ((info.getDbType() != DbType.UNKNOWN) && info.settingsValid())) {
+            if ((currentCaseType==CaseType.SINGLE_USER_CASE) || ((info.getDbType() != DbType.SQLITE) && info.settingsValid())) {
                 AddImageAction addImageAction = SystemAction.get(AddImageAction.class);
                 addImageAction.actionPerformed(null);
             } else {
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/UserPreferences.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/UserPreferences.java
index 3051ca840a..eb8da0234c 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/UserPreferences.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/core/UserPreferences.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public final class UserPreferences {
         try {
             dbType = DbType.valueOf(preferences.get(EXTERNAL_DATABASE_TYPE, "UNKOWN"));
         } catch (Exception ex) {
-            dbType = DbType.UNKNOWN;
+            dbType = DbType.SQLITE;
         }
         return new CaseDbConnectionInfo(
                 preferences.get(EXTERNAL_DATABASE_HOSTNAME_OR_IP, ""),
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MultiUserSettingsPanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MultiUserSettingsPanel.java
index 4efe297203..a5c586ae72 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MultiUserSettingsPanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MultiUserSettingsPanel.java
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public final class MultiUserSettingsPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
             tbIndexingServerPort.setText(indexingServerPort);
         }
         
-        if (dbInfo.getDbType() == DbType.UNKNOWN) {
+        if (dbInfo.getDbType() == DbType.SQLITE) {
             cbEnableMultiUser.setSelected(false);
         } else {
             cbEnableMultiUser.setSelected(true);
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ public final class MultiUserSettingsPanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
     void store() {
 
-        DbType dbType = DbType.UNKNOWN;
+        DbType dbType = DbType.SQLITE;
 
         if (cbEnableMultiUser.isSelected()) {
             dbType = DbType.POSTGRESQL;