Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/validator/tests/UnconnectedWays.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/validator/tests/UnconnectedWays.java	(revision 16321)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/validator/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/validator/tests/UnconnectedWays.java	(revision 16345)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
         for(Node en : endnodes_highway)
         {
+            Boolean isexit = OsmUtils.getOsmBoolean(en.get("noexit"));
             if("turning_circle".equals(en.get("highway")) ||
-            OsmUtils.getOsmBoolean(en.get("noexit")) || en.get("barrier") != null)
+            (isexit != null && isexit) || en.get("barrier") != null)
                 continue;
             for(MyWaySegment s : ways)