Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/imagery/TileSourceDisplaySettings.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/imagery/TileSourceDisplaySettings.java	(revision 14531)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/imagery/TileSourceDisplaySettings.java	(revision 14532)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 
     /**
-     * A string returned by {@link DisplaySettingsChangeEvent#getChangedSetting()} if the sow errors property was changed.
+     * A string returned by {@link DisplaySettingsChangeEvent#getChangedSetting()} if the show errors property was changed.
      * @see TileSourceDisplaySettings#isShowErrors()
      */
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@
 
     private TileSourceDisplaySettings(String... prefixes) {
-        autoZoom = getProperty(prefixes, "default_autozoom");
-        autoLoad = getProperty(prefixes, "default_autoload");
-        showErrors = getProperty(prefixes, "default_showerrors");
-    }
-
-    private static boolean getProperty(String[] prefixes, String name) {
+        autoZoom = getProperty(prefixes, "default_autozoom", PROP_AUTO_ZOOM.getDefaultValue());
+        autoLoad = getProperty(prefixes, "default_autoload", PROP_AUTO_LOAD.getDefaultValue());
+        showErrors = getProperty(prefixes, "default_showerrors", Boolean.TRUE);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean getProperty(String[] prefixes, String name, Boolean def) {
         // iterate through all values to force the preferences to receive the default value.
         // we only support a default value of true.
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@
             String key = p + "." + name;
             boolean currentValue = Config.getPref().getBoolean(key, true);
-            if (!Config.getPref().get(key).isEmpty()) {
+            if (!Config.getPref().get(key, def.toString()).isEmpty()) {
                 value = currentValue;
             }