diff --git a/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestDashboard.java b/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestDashboard.java
index dddb387cdb..bb71d008f6 100644
--- a/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestDashboard.java
+++ b/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestDashboard.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ final class AutoIngestDashboard extends JPanel {
     private final static String ADMIN_ACCESS_FILE_PATH = Paths.get(PlatformUtil.getUserConfigDirectory(), ADMIN_ACCESS_FILE_NAME).toString();
     private final static String AID_REFRESH_THREAD_NAME = "AID-refresh-jobs-%d";
     private final static int AID_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECS = 30;
-    private final static int AID_DELAY_BEFORE_FIRST_REFRESH = 1;
+    private final static int AID_DELAY_BEFORE_FIRST_REFRESH = 0;
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AutoIngestDashboard.class.getName());
     private AutoIngestMonitor autoIngestMonitor;
@@ -240,19 +240,18 @@ final class AutoIngestDashboard extends JPanel {
         ServicesMonitor.getInstance().addSubscriber(servicesList, propChangeListener);
 
         autoIngestMonitor = new AutoIngestMonitor();
-
         new Thread(() -> {
             try {
                 autoIngestMonitor.startUp();
+                scheduledRefreshThreadPoolExecutor.scheduleWithFixedDelay(() -> {
+                    EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
+                        refreshTables();
+                    });
+                }, AID_DELAY_BEFORE_FIRST_REFRESH, AID_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECS, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
             } catch (AutoIngestMonitor.AutoIngestMonitorException ex) {
                 LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Unable to start up Auto Ingest Monitor", ex);
             }
         }).start();
-        scheduledRefreshThreadPoolExecutor.scheduleWithFixedDelay(() -> {
-            EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
-                refreshTables();
-            });
-        }, AID_DELAY_BEFORE_FIRST_REFRESH, AID_REFRESH_INTERVAL_SECS, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestMonitor.java b/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestMonitor.java
index 8f7a9c0696..4e0de76bad 100644
--- a/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestMonitor.java
+++ b/Experimental/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/experimental/autoingest/AutoIngestMonitor.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Observable;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor;
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.experimental.autoingest.AutoIngestNodeControlEvent.
  * An auto ingest monitor responsible for monitoring and reporting the
  * processing of auto ingest jobs.
  */
-final class AutoIngestMonitor extends Observable implements PropertyChangeListener {
+final class AutoIngestMonitor implements PropertyChangeListener {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(AutoIngestMonitor.class.getName());
     private static final int DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 0;
@@ -172,8 +171,6 @@ final class AutoIngestMonitor extends Observable implements PropertyChangeListen
         synchronized (jobsLock) {
             jobsSnapshot.removePendingJob(event.getJob());
             jobsSnapshot.addOrReplaceRunningJob(event.getJob());
-            setChanged();
-            notifyObservers();
         }
     }
 
@@ -201,8 +198,6 @@ final class AutoIngestMonitor extends Observable implements PropertyChangeListen
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            setChanged();
-            notifyObservers();
         }
     }
 
@@ -217,8 +212,6 @@ final class AutoIngestMonitor extends Observable implements PropertyChangeListen
             jobsSnapshot.removePendingJob(job);
             jobsSnapshot.removeRunningJob(job);
             jobsSnapshot.addOrReplaceCompletedJob(job);
-            setChanged();
-            notifyObservers();
         }
     }
 
@@ -246,18 +239,14 @@ final class AutoIngestMonitor extends Observable implements PropertyChangeListen
      * @param event A node state change event.
      */
     private void handleAutoIngestNodeStateEvent(AutoIngestNodeStateEvent event) {
-        AutoIngestNodeState oldNodeState = null;
         if (event.getEventType() == AutoIngestManager.Event.SHUTDOWN) {
             // Remove node from collection.
-            oldNodeState = nodeStates.remove(event.getNodeName());
+            nodeStates.remove(event.getNodeName());
         } else {
             // Otherwise either create an entry for the given node name or update
             // an existing entry in the map.
             nodeStates.put(event.getNodeName(), new AutoIngestNodeState(event.getNodeName(), event.getEventType()));
         }
-        setChanged();
-        // Trigger a dashboard refresh.
-        notifyObservers(oldNodeState == null ? nodeStates.get(event.getNodeName()) : oldNodeState);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -797,9 +786,6 @@ final class AutoIngestMonitor extends Observable implements PropertyChangeListen
 
                 // Ask running auto ingest nodes to report their status.
                 refreshNodeState();
-
-                setChanged();
-                notifyObservers();
             }
         }