diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/archive/GradualDicomImporter.java b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/archive/GradualDicomImporter.java
index 236379e3a87f060a03d53f7e6fed6754044ec497..624e22c10383124b0d4126547e8bc15f5d998ad6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/archive/GradualDicomImporter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/archive/GradualDicomImporter.java
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ import org.nrg.xft.security.UserI;
 import org.nrg.xnat.DicomObjectIdentifier;
 import org.nrg.xnat.Files;
 import org.nrg.xnat.Labels;
+import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.editscript.DicomEdit;
 import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.merge.AnonUtils;
-import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.prearchive.*;
+import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.prearchive.DatabaseSession;
+import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.prearchive.PrearcDatabase;
 import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.prearchive.PrearcDatabase.Either;
+import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.prearchive.PrearcUtils;
 import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.prearchive.PrearcUtils.SessionFileLockException;
 import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.prearchive.SessionData;
 import org.nrg.xnat.helpers.uri.URIManager;
@@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ public class GradualDicomImporter extends ImporterHandlerA {
             }
             try {
                 // check to see of this session came in through the upload applet
-                if (!session.getPreventAnon()) {
+                if (!session.getPreventAnon() && AnonUtils.getService().isEnabled(DicomEdit.buildScriptPath(DicomEdit.ResourceScope.SITE_WIDE, null),null)) {
                     Configuration c = AnonUtils.getCachedSitewideAnon();
                     if (c != null && c.getStatus().equals(Configuration.ENABLED_STRING)) {
                         //noinspection deprecation
@@ -457,7 +460,7 @@ public class GradualDicomImporter extends ImporterHandlerA {
                     } else {
                         logger.debug("Anonymization is not enabled, allowing session {} {} {} to proceed without anonymization.", session.getProject(), session.getSubject(), session.getName());
                     }
-                } else {
+                } else if(session.getPreventAnon()){
                     logger.debug("The session {} {} {} has already been anonymized by the uploader, proceeding without further anonymization.", session.getProject(), session.getSubject(), session.getName());
                 }
             } catch (Throwable e) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/event/listeners/methods/AnonymizationHandlerMethod.java b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/event/listeners/methods/AnonymizationHandlerMethod.java
index 780b39c6ea8d30deb8cb92d35f30e8744ea9691a..1729ff32f4adac7c199c6dc53f534d9263765ef6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/event/listeners/methods/AnonymizationHandlerMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/nrg/xnat/event/listeners/methods/AnonymizationHandlerMethod.java
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ public class AnonymizationHandlerMethod extends AbstractSiteConfigPreferenceHand
     }
 
 	private void updateAnon(){
+        try {
+            AnonUtils.getService().setSiteWideScript(getAdminUser().getLogin(), DicomEdit.buildScriptPath(DicomEdit.ResourceScope.SITE_WIDE, null), XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences().getSitewideAnonymizationScript());
+        }
+        catch(Exception e){
+            _log.error("Failed to set sitewide anon script.",e);
+        }
         try {
             if (XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences().getEnableSitewideAnonymizationScript()) {
                 AnonUtils.getService().enableSiteWide(getAdminUser().getLogin(), DicomEdit.buildScriptPath(DicomEdit.ResourceScope.SITE_WIDE, null));
@@ -49,12 +55,6 @@ public class AnonymizationHandlerMethod extends AbstractSiteConfigPreferenceHand
         catch(Exception e){
             _log.error("Failed to enable/disable sitewide anon script.",e);
         }
-        try {
-            AnonUtils.getService().setSiteWideScript(getAdminUser().getLogin(), DicomEdit.buildScriptPath(DicomEdit.ResourceScope.SITE_WIDE, null), XDAT.getSiteConfigPreferences().getSitewideAnonymizationScript());
-        }
-        catch(Exception e){
-            _log.error("Failed to set sitewide anon script.",e);
-        }
     }
 
     private static final Logger       _log        = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AnonymizationHandlerMethod.class);