JOSM doesn't start - Loop on Launcher

[kerosin.osm@…]

Just downloaded the new version of JOSM (tested) and started it. Couldn't even get in and hanging in launcher screen. I get the following error:

Repository Root: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn
Build-Date: 2011-07-04 01:31:38
Last Changed Author: stoecker
Revision: 4201
Repository UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
URL: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk
Last Changed Date: 2011-07-04 00:07:05 +0200 (Mon, 04 Jul 2011)
Last Changed Rev: 4201

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (4201 de)
Memory Usage: 30 MB / 247 MB (9 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 1.6.0_24, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
Operating system: Windows 7

Plugin: AddrInterpolation
Plugin: OpeningHoursEditor
Plugin: RoadSigns
Plugin: download_along
Plugin: ext_tools
Plugin: mapdust
Plugin: openstreetbugs
Plugin: tageditor
Plugin: turnrestrictions

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.data.imagery.ImageryLayerInfo.load(ImageryLayerInfo.java:48)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.preferences.ImageryPreference.initialize(ImageryPreference.java:839)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.Main.<init>(Main.java:249)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication.<init>(MainApplication.java:59)
	at org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.MainApplication.main(MainApplication.java:231)

[stoecker]

Closed as duplicate of #6544.