Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/download/OverpassDownloadSource.java
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/download/OverpassDownloadSource.java	(revision 13334)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/download/OverpassDownloadSource.java	(revision 13335)
@@ -192,5 +192,5 @@
             };
 
-            return new OverpassDownloadData(query, errorReporter);
+            return new OverpassDownloadData(OverpassDownloadReader.fixQuery(query), errorReporter);
         }
 
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReader.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReader.java	(revision 13334)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReader.java	(revision 13335)
@@ -394,3 +394,13 @@
         return ds;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fixes Overpass API query to make sure it will be accepted by JOSM.
+     * @param query Overpass query to check
+     * @return fixed query
+     * @since 13335
+     */
+    public static String fixQuery(String query) {
+        return query.replaceFirst("out( body| skel| ids)?( id| qt)?;", "out meta$2;");
+    }
 }