diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d07c4d6db9..bc0a10b12a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [8.1.5] - Unreleased
+
+## Changed
+- Extractions now remember the last used pipeline
+
 ## [8.1.4] - 2024-02-19
 
 ## Changed
diff --git a/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PipelineSelectionUI.cs b/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PipelineSelectionUI.cs
index 8001f3a4c9..a98b0dc91f 100644
--- a/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PipelineSelectionUI.cs
+++ b/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PipelineSelectionUI.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Rdmp.Core.Curation.Data.Pipelines;
+using Rdmp.Core.DataExport.Data;
 using Rdmp.Core.Repositories;
 using Rdmp.Core.ReusableLibraryCode.Annotations;
 using Rdmp.UI.ItemActivation;
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ public partial class PipelineSelectionUI : UserControl, IPipelineSelectionUI
     public event EventHandler PipelineChanged;
     private IPipeline _previousSelection;
 
+    private readonly IExtractionConfiguration _extractionConfiguration;
+
     private ToolTip tt = new();
 
     private const string ShowAll = "Show All/Incompatible Pipelines";
@@ -42,7 +45,14 @@ public IPipeline Pipeline
             _pipeline = value;
 
             if (ddPipelines != null)
+            {
+                if (_extractionConfiguration is not null && value is not null)
+                {
+                    _extractionConfiguration.DefaultPipeline_ID = value.ID;
+                    _extractionConfiguration.SaveToDatabase();
+                }
                 ddPipelines.SelectedItem = value;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -70,8 +80,20 @@ private void RefreshPipelineList()
         if (showAll)
             ddPipelines.Items.AddRange(allPipelines.Where(o => !_useCase.IsAllowable(o)).ToArray());
 
+        if(_extractionConfiguration is not null)
+        {
+            var toReselect = ddPipelines.Items.OfType<Pipeline>().SingleOrDefault(p => p.ID == _extractionConfiguration.DefaultPipeline_ID);
+
+            //if we can reselect the users previously selected one
+            if (toReselect != null)
+            {
+                ddPipelines.SelectedItem = toReselect;
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         //reselect if it is still there
-        if (ddPipelines.SelectedItem is Pipeline before)
+        else if (ddPipelines.SelectedItem is Pipeline before)
         {
             var toReselect = ddPipelines.Items.OfType<Pipeline>().SingleOrDefault(p => p.ID == before.ID);
 
@@ -89,11 +111,12 @@ private void RefreshPipelineList()
             : "<<None>>";
     }
 
-    public PipelineSelectionUI(IActivateItems activator, IPipelineUseCase useCase, ICatalogueRepository repository)
+    public PipelineSelectionUI(IActivateItems activator, IPipelineUseCase useCase, ICatalogueRepository repository, IExtractionConfiguration extractionConfiguration=null)
     {
         _activator = activator;
         _useCase = useCase;
         _repository = repository;
+        _extractionConfiguration=extractionConfiguration;
         InitializeComponent();
 
         if (LicenseManager.UsageMode == LicenseUsageMode.Designtime) //don't connect to database in design mode
diff --git a/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PluginPipelineUsers/PipelineSelectionUIFactory.cs b/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PluginPipelineUsers/PipelineSelectionUIFactory.cs
index 1fd21b1ef5..b82f844089 100644
--- a/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PluginPipelineUsers/PipelineSelectionUIFactory.cs
+++ b/Rdmp.UI/PipelineUIs/Pipelines/PluginPipelineUsers/PipelineSelectionUIFactory.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Rdmp.Core.Curation.Data.DataLoad;
 using Rdmp.Core.Curation.Data.Pipelines;
+using Rdmp.Core.DataExport.Data;
 using Rdmp.Core.Repositories;
 using Rdmp.UI.ItemActivation;
 using Rdmp.UI.PipelineUIs.DemandsInitializationUIs.ArgumentValueControls;
@@ -22,14 +23,16 @@ public class PipelineSelectionUIFactory
     private readonly ICatalogueRepository _repository;
     private readonly IPipelineUser _user;
     private readonly IPipelineUseCase _useCase;
+    private readonly IExtractionConfiguration _extractionCurationConfiguration;
 
     private IPipelineSelectionUI _pipelineSelectionUIInstance;
 
-    public PipelineSelectionUIFactory(ICatalogueRepository repository, IPipelineUser user, IPipelineUseCase useCase)
+    public PipelineSelectionUIFactory(ICatalogueRepository repository, IPipelineUser user, IPipelineUseCase useCase, IExtractionConfiguration extractionConfiguration = null)
     {
         _repository = repository;
         _user = user;
         _useCase = useCase;
+        _extractionCurationConfiguration = extractionConfiguration;
     }
 
     public PipelineSelectionUIFactory(ICatalogueRepository repository, RequiredPropertyInfo requirement,
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ public IPipelineSelectionUI Create(IActivateItems activator, string text = null,
         Control containerControl = null)
     {
         //setup getter as an event handler for the selection ui
-        _pipelineSelectionUIInstance = new PipelineSelectionUI(activator, _useCase, _repository);
+        _pipelineSelectionUIInstance = new PipelineSelectionUI(activator, _useCase, _repository, _extractionCurationConfiguration);
 
         if (_user != null)
         {
diff --git a/Rdmp.UI/ProjectUI/ExecuteExtractionUI.cs b/Rdmp.UI/ProjectUI/ExecuteExtractionUI.cs
index e15547a4f5..7517ad5d0f 100644
--- a/Rdmp.UI/ProjectUI/ExecuteExtractionUI.cs
+++ b/Rdmp.UI/ProjectUI/ExecuteExtractionUI.cs
@@ -295,11 +295,12 @@ public override void SetDatabaseObject(IActivateItems activator, ExtractionConfi
             //create a new selection UI (pick an extraction pipeliene UI)
             var useCase = ExtractionPipelineUseCase.DesignTime();
             var factory =
-                new PipelineSelectionUIFactory(Activator.RepositoryLocator.CatalogueRepository, null, useCase);
+                new PipelineSelectionUIFactory(Activator.RepositoryLocator.CatalogueRepository, null, useCase,_extractionConfiguration);
 
             _pipelineSelectionUI1 = factory.Create(activator, "Extraction Pipeline", DockStyle.Fill);
             _pipelineSelectionUI1.CollapseToSingleLineMode();
 
+
             //if the configuration has a default then use that pipeline
             if (_extractionConfiguration.DefaultPipeline_ID != null)
                 _pipelineSelectionUI1.Pipeline = _extractionConfiguration.DefaultPipeline;
@@ -406,4 +407,4 @@ public override string GetTabToolTip() =>
 [TypeDescriptionProvider(typeof(AbstractControlDescriptionProvider<ExecuteExtractionUI_Design, UserControl>))]
 public abstract class ExecuteExtractionUI_Design : RDMPSingleDatabaseObjectControl<ExtractionConfiguration>
 {
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}