diff --git a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/DropdownToolbar.java b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/DropdownToolbar.java
index a1ce0a7425ac980362d0758c0d438aae55bfffb1..19f3801d3de81c0e80d04d7834ca9d1755cc5dc3 100644
--- a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/DropdownToolbar.java
+++ b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/DropdownToolbar.java
@@ -159,41 +159,50 @@ public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
                 String changed = evt.getPropertyName();
                 if (changed.equals(Case.Events.CURRENT_CASE.toString())) {
                     if (null != evt.getNewValue()) {
+                        boolean disableSearch = false;
                         /*
                          * A case has been opened.
                          */
                         try {
                             Server server = KeywordSearch.getServer();
-                            Index indexInfo = server.getIndexInfo();
-                            if (server.coreIsOpen() && IndexFinder.getCurrentSolrVersion().equals(indexInfo.getSolrVersion())) {
-                                /*
-                                 * Solr version is current, so check the Solr
-                                 * schema version and selectively enable the ad
-                                 * hoc search UI components.
-                                 */
-                                boolean schemaIsCurrent = IndexFinder.getCurrentSchemaVersion().equals(indexInfo.getSchemaVersion());
-                                listsButton.setEnabled(schemaIsCurrent);
-                                searchDropButton.setEnabled(true);
-                                dropPanel.setRegexSearchEnabled(schemaIsCurrent);
-                                active = true;
-                            } else {
-                                /*
-                                 * Unsupported Solr version, disable the ad hoc
-                                 * search UI components.
-                                 */
-                                searchDropButton.setEnabled(false);
-                                listsButton.setEnabled(false);
-                                active = false;
+                            if (server.coreIsOpen() == false) {
+                                disableSearch = true;
+                            }
+                            else {
+                                Index indexInfo = server.getIndexInfo();
+                                if (IndexFinder.getCurrentSolrVersion().equals(indexInfo.getSolrVersion())) {
+                                    /*
+                                     * Solr version is current, so check the Solr
+                                     * schema version and selectively enable the ad
+                                     * hoc search UI components.
+                                     */
+                                    boolean schemaIsCurrent = IndexFinder.getCurrentSchemaVersion().equals(indexInfo.getSchemaVersion());
+                                    listsButton.setEnabled(schemaIsCurrent);
+                                    searchDropButton.setEnabled(true);
+                                    dropPanel.setRegexSearchEnabled(schemaIsCurrent);
+                                    active = true;
+                                } else {
+                                    /*
+                                     * Unsupported Solr version, disable the ad hoc
+                                     * search UI components.
+                                     */
+                                    disableSearch = true;
+                                }
                             }
                         } catch (KeywordSearchModuleException ex) {
                             /*
                              * Error, disable the ad hoc search UI components.
                              */
                             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error getting text index info", ex); //NON-NLS
+                            disableSearch = true;
+                        }
+                        
+                        if (disableSearch) {
                             searchDropButton.setEnabled(false);
                             listsButton.setEnabled(false);
                             active = false;
                         }
+                        
                     } else {
                         /*
                          * A case has been closed.
diff --git a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/ExtractedContentViewer.java b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/ExtractedContentViewer.java
index a111bc877a0e568b2589727476a905761312831b..47c71a8213dc694157f3da3241055ccd611ea561 100644
--- a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/ExtractedContentViewer.java
+++ b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/ExtractedContentViewer.java
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ private void setPanel(List<IndexedText> sources) {
      */
     private boolean solrHasContent(Long objectId) {
         final Server solrServer = KeywordSearch.getServer();
+        if (solrServer.coreIsOpen() == false)
+            return false;
+        
         try {
             return solrServer.queryIsIndexed(objectId);
         } catch (NoOpenCoreException | KeywordSearchModuleException ex) {
diff --git a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/SolrSearchService.java b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/SolrSearchService.java
index 8e7f89c6c5522fd5615e1f008841357871b862a2..63ee08c10c524c48317be2fc112faa781eb6d0aa 100644
--- a/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/SolrSearchService.java
+++ b/KeywordSearch/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/keywordsearch/SolrSearchService.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public String getServiceName() {
         "SolrSearch.checkingForLatestIndex.msg=Looking for text index with latest Solr and schema version",
         "SolrSearch.indentifyingIndex.msg=Identifying text index for upgrade",
         "SolrSearch.copyIndex.msg=Copying existing text index",
-        "SolrSearch.openCore.msg=Creating/Opening text index",
+        "SolrSearch.openCore.msg=Opening text index",
         "SolrSearch.complete.msg=Text index successfully opened"})
     public void openCaseResources(CaseContext context) throws AutopsyServiceException {
         ProgressIndicator progress = context.getProgressIndicator();