Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/slippymap/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/slippymap/SlippyMapLayer.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/slippymap/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/slippymap/SlippyMapLayer.java	(revision 10120)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/slippymap/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/slippymap/SlippyMapLayer.java	(revision 10775)
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@
     {
         super(tr("Slippy Map"));
+	background = true;
 
         clearTileStorage();