Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/Test.java
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/Test.java	(revision 15682)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/Test.java	(revision 15683)
@@ -144,5 +144,5 @@
         }
 
-        protected final boolean includeOtherSeverityChecks() {
+        protected boolean includeOtherSeverityChecks() {
             return isBeforeUpload ? ValidatorPrefHelper.PREF_OTHER_UPLOAD.get() : ValidatorPrefHelper.PREF_OTHER.get();
         }
Index: /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/TagCheckerTest.java
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--- /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/TagCheckerTest.java	(revision 15682)
+++ /trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/TagCheckerTest.java	(revision 15683)
@@ -37,5 +37,10 @@
 
     List<TestError> test(OsmPrimitive primitive) throws IOException {
-        final TagChecker checker = new TagChecker();
+        final TagChecker checker = new TagChecker() {
+            @Override
+            protected boolean includeOtherSeverityChecks() {
+                return true;
+            }
+        };
         checker.initialize();
         checker.startTest(null);