diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabase.java b/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabase.java
index 41bfd8c7bf..c36c663248 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabase.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabase.java
@@ -556,10 +556,10 @@ public class PackedDatabase extends Database {
 			lock(packedDbLock, true, true);
 		}
 		try {
-			long modTime = packedDbFile.lastModified();
-			if (modTime == 0) {
+			if (!packedDbFile.isFile()) {
 				throw new FileNotFoundException("File not found: " + packedDbFile);
 			}
+			long modTime = packedDbFile.lastModified();
 			if (isCached) {
 				CachedDB entry = PackedDatabaseCache.getCache().getCachedDBEntry(packedDbFile);
 				if (entry != null && entry.getLastModified() == modTime) {
diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabaseCache.java b/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabaseCache.java
index a6e0e3cecf..743079e292 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabaseCache.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/FileSystem/src/main/java/ghidra/framework/store/db/PackedDatabaseCache.java
@@ -216,8 +216,7 @@ public class PackedDatabaseCache {
 		ItemDeserializer itemDeserializer = null;
 		boolean success = false;
 		try {
-			long dbTime = packedDbFile.lastModified();
-			if (dbTime == 0 || !packedDbFile.isFile()) {
+			if (!packedDbFile.isFile()) {
 				throw new FileNotFoundException("File not found: " + packedDbFile);
 			}
 			itemDeserializer = new ItemDeserializer(packedDbFile);