Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/remotecontrol/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/remotecontrol/RequestProcessor.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/remotecontrol/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/remotecontrol/RequestProcessor.java	(revision 18301)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/remotecontrol/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/remotecontrol/RequestProcessor.java	(revision 18302)
@@ -167,5 +167,5 @@
                         maxlon = downloadBounds.getMaxX();
                     }
-                    Future<?> future = osmTask.download(false /*no new layer*/, new Bounds(minlat,minlon,maxlat,maxlon), new PleaseWaitProgressMonitor());                    
+                    Future<?> future = osmTask.download(false /*no new layer*/, new Bounds(minlat,minlon,maxlat,maxlon), null /* let the task manage the progress monitor */);                    
                     Main.worker.submit(new PostDownloadHandler(osmTask, future));                    
                 } catch (AlreadyLoadedException ex) {