Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/build.xml
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/build.xml	(revision 17814)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/build.xml	(revision 17817)
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
     <property name="ant.build.javac.target" value="1.5"/>
 	<property name="commit.message"         value="fixing JOSM issue #3186" />
-	<property name="josm.reference.release" value="2082" />
+	<property name="josm.reference.release" value="2196" />
 	
     <target name="init">
Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSLayer.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSLayer.java	(revision 17814)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/wmsplugin/src/wmsplugin/WMSLayer.java	(revision 17817)
@@ -79,5 +79,5 @@
 		super(name);
 		alphaChannel.setSelected(Main.pref.getBoolean("wmsplugin.alpha_channel"));
-		background = true; /* set global background variable */
+		setBackgroundLayer(true); /* set global background variable */ 
 		initializeImages();
 		this.baseURL = baseURL;