Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/RequestHandler.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/RequestHandler.java	(revision 13934)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/remotecontrol/handler/RequestHandler.java	(revision 13935)
@@ -317,5 +317,7 @@
 
     protected DownloadParams getDownloadParams() {
-        return new DownloadParams()
+        DownloadParams result = new DownloadParams();
+        if (args != null) {
+            result = result
                 .withNewLayer(isLoadInNewLayer())
                 .withLayerName(args.get("layer_name"))
@@ -323,4 +325,6 @@
                 .withDownloadPolicy(get("download_policy", DownloadPolicy::of, () -> DownloadPolicy.NORMAL))
                 .withUploadPolicy(get("upload_policy", UploadPolicy::of, () -> UploadPolicy.NORMAL));
+        }
+        return result;
     }