Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(revision 1745)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(revision 1746)
@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@
             // 2. Cannot be written (e.g. while developing). Obviously we don't want to update
             //    everytime because of something we can't read.
-            return (Main.pref.getInteger("cache.motd.html.version", myVersion) == myVersion)
+            return (Main.pref.getInteger("cache.motd.html.version", -999) == myVersion)
             && Main.pref.get("cache.motd.html.lang").equals(myLang);
         }