Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/OpenLocationAction.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/OpenLocationAction.java	(revision 11530)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/OpenLocationAction.java	(revision 11531)
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
      * true if the URL needs to be opened in a new layer, false otherwise
      */
-    private static final BooleanProperty USE_NEW_LAYER = new BooleanProperty("download.newlayer", true);
+    private static final BooleanProperty USE_NEW_LAYER = new BooleanProperty("download.newlayer", false);
     protected final transient List<Class<? extends DownloadTask>> downloadTasks;