Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReader.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReader.java	(revision 11986)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReader.java	(revision 11987)
@@ -201,6 +201,5 @@
                 final String errorPlusRest = ex.getMessage().split(errorIndicator)[1];
                 if (errorPlusRest != null) {
-                    final String error = errorPlusRest.split("</")[0].replaceAll(".*::request_read_and_idx::","");
-                    ex.setErrorHeader(error);
+                    ex.setErrorHeader(errorPlusRest.split("</")[0].replaceAll(".*::request_read_and_idx::", ""));
                 }
             }