diff --git a/Adaptation/FileHandlers/DownloadTXTFile/FileRead.cs b/Adaptation/FileHandlers/DownloadTXTFile/FileRead.cs
index 223d927..e64aeaa 100644
--- a/Adaptation/FileHandlers/DownloadTXTFile/FileRead.cs
+++ b/Adaptation/FileHandlers/DownloadTXTFile/FileRead.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class FileRead : Shared.FileRead, IFileRead
             throw new Exception(cellInstanceConnectionName);
         _HttpClient = new();
         _StaticFileServer = GetPropertyValue(cellInstanceConnectionName, modelObjectParameters, string.Concat("CellInstance.", cellInstanceName, ".StaticFileServer"));
+        NestExistingFiles(_FileConnectorConfiguration);
         if (!Debugger.IsAttached && fileConnectorConfiguration.PreProcessingMode != FileConnectorConfiguration.PreProcessingModeEnum.Process)
             _Timer = new Timer(Callback, null, (int)(fileConnectorConfiguration.FileScanningIntervalInSeconds * 1000), Timeout.Infinite);
         else
@@ -259,6 +260,17 @@ public class FileRead : Shared.FileRead, IFileRead
 #nullable disable
     }
 
+    private TimeSpan GetNextTimeSpan()
+    {
+        TimeSpan result;
+        string checkFile = Path.Combine(_FileConnectorConfiguration.AlternateTargetFolder, _FileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileFilter.Split('|')[0]);
+        if (File.Exists(checkFile))
+            result = new(DateTime.Now.AddMilliseconds(500).Ticks - DateTime.Now.Ticks);
+        else
+            result = new(DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(_FileConnectorConfiguration.FileScanningIntervalInSeconds.Value).Ticks - DateTime.Now.Ticks);
+        return result;
+    }
+
     private void Callback(object state)
     {
         try
@@ -276,7 +288,7 @@ public class FileRead : Shared.FileRead, IFileRead
         }
         try
         {
-            TimeSpan timeSpan = new(DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(_FileConnectorConfiguration.FileScanningIntervalInSeconds.Value).Ticks - DateTime.Now.Ticks);
+            TimeSpan timeSpan = GetNextTimeSpan();
             _ = _Timer.Change((long)timeSpan.TotalMilliseconds, Timeout.Infinite);
         }
         catch (Exception exception)
diff --git a/Adaptation/FileHandlers/Stratus/FileRead.cs b/Adaptation/FileHandlers/Stratus/FileRead.cs
index 67f93f2..dd6370e 100644
--- a/Adaptation/FileHandlers/Stratus/FileRead.cs
+++ b/Adaptation/FileHandlers/Stratus/FileRead.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class FileRead : Shared.FileRead, IFileRead
         if (_IsDuplicator)
             throw new Exception(cellInstanceConnectionName);
         _OriginalDataBioRad = "OriginalDataBioRad_";
+        NestExistingFiles(_FileConnectorConfiguration);
     }
 
     void IFileRead.Move(Tuple<string, Test[], JsonElement[], List<FileInfo>> extractResults, Exception exception) => Move(extractResults);
diff --git a/Adaptation/FileHandlers/txt/FileRead.cs b/Adaptation/FileHandlers/txt/FileRead.cs
index 39ef1d4..2ba119e 100644
--- a/Adaptation/FileHandlers/txt/FileRead.cs
+++ b/Adaptation/FileHandlers/txt/FileRead.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class FileRead : Shared.FileRead, IFileRead
         if (_IsDuplicator)
             throw new Exception(cellInstanceConnectionName);
         _OriginalDataBioRad = "OriginalDataBioRad_";
+        NestExistingFiles(_FileConnectorConfiguration);
     }
 
     void IFileRead.Move(Tuple<string, Test[], JsonElement[], List<FileInfo>> extractResults, Exception exception) => Move(extractResults);
diff --git a/Adaptation/Shared/FileRead.cs b/Adaptation/Shared/FileRead.cs
index 16fcf8a..9d30d08 100644
--- a/Adaptation/Shared/FileRead.cs
+++ b/Adaptation/Shared/FileRead.cs
@@ -489,6 +489,43 @@ public class FileRead : Properties.IFileRead
         }
     }
 
+    protected static void NestExistingFiles(FileConnectorConfiguration fileConnectorConfiguration)
+    {
+        if (!fileConnectorConfiguration.IncludeSubDirectories.Value)
+        {
+            string[] matches = GetMatches(fileConnectorConfiguration);
+            if (matches is not null && matches.Length > 0)
+            {
+                string fileName;
+                string nestedDirectory = Path.Combine(fileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileLocation, DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString());
+                if (!Directory.Exists(nestedDirectory))
+                    _ = Directory.CreateDirectory(nestedDirectory);
+                foreach (string match in matches)
+                {
+                    fileName = Path.GetFileName(match);
+                    File.Move(match, Path.Combine(fileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileLocation, fileName));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected static string[] GetMatches(FileConnectorConfiguration fileConnectorConfiguration)
+    {
+        string[] segments;
+        string[] results = null;
+        foreach (string subSourceFileFilter in fileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileFilters)
+        {
+            segments = subSourceFileFilter.Split('\\');
+            if (fileConnectorConfiguration.IncludeSubDirectories.Value)
+                results = Directory.GetFiles(fileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileLocation, segments.Last(), SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+            else
+                results = Directory.GetFiles(fileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileLocation, segments.Last(), SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
+            if (results.Length != 0)
+                break;
+        }
+        return results;
+    }
+
     protected Tuple<string, Test[], JsonElement[], List<FileInfo>> ReExtract(IFileRead fileRead, List<string> headerNames, Dictionary<string, string> keyValuePairs)
     {
         Tuple<string, Test[], JsonElement[], List<FileInfo>> results;
@@ -496,18 +533,7 @@ public class FileRead : Properties.IFileRead
             results = null;
         else
         {
-            string[] segments;
-            string[] matches = null;
-            foreach (string subSourceFileFilter in _FileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileFilters)
-            {
-                segments = subSourceFileFilter.Split('\\');
-                if (_FileConnectorConfiguration.IncludeSubDirectories.Value)
-                    matches = Directory.GetFiles(_FileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileLocation, segments.Last(), SearchOption.AllDirectories);
-                else
-                    matches = Directory.GetFiles(_FileConnectorConfiguration.SourceFileLocation, segments.Last(), SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
-                if (matches.Length != 0)
-                    break;
-            }
+            string[] matches = GetMatches(_FileConnectorConfiguration);
             if (matches is null || matches.Length == 0)
                 results = null;
             else