Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/LoadAndZoomHandler.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/LoadAndZoomHandler.java	(revision 12471)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/LoadAndZoomHandler.java	(revision 12472)
@@ -280,8 +280,10 @@
             toSelect.clear();
             for (String item : args.get("select").split(",")) {
-                try {
-                    toSelect.add(SimplePrimitiveId.fromString(item));
-                } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
-                    Main.warn(ex, "RemoteControl: invalid selection '" + item + "' ignored");
+                if (!item.isEmpty()) {
+                    try {
+                        toSelect.add(SimplePrimitiveId.fromString(item));
+                    } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+                        Main.warn(ex, "RemoteControl: invalid selection '" + item + "' ignored");
+                    }
                 }
             }
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/LoadObjectHandler.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/LoadObjectHandler.java	(revision 12471)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/LoadObjectHandler.java	(revision 12472)
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@
         ps.clear();
         for (String i : (args != null ? args.get("objects") : "").split(",\\s*")) {
-            try {
-                ps.add(SimplePrimitiveId.fromString(i));
-            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-                Main.warn(e, "RemoteControl: invalid selection '"+i+"' ignored.");
+            if (!i.isEmpty()) {
+                try {
+                    ps.add(SimplePrimitiveId.fromString(i));
+                } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                    Main.warn(e, "RemoteControl: invalid selection '"+i+"' ignored.");
+                }
             }
         }