Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/livegps/src/livegps/LiveGpsData.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/livegps/src/livegps/LiveGpsData.java	(revision 26217)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/livegps/src/livegps/LiveGpsData.java	(revision 26218)
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.coor.LatLon;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
 
@@ -164,5 +165,6 @@
         if(way == null && Main.map != null && Main.map.mapView != null) {
             Point xy = Main.map.mapView.getPoint(getLatLon());
-            way = Main.map.mapView.getNearestWay(xy);
+            way = Main.map.mapView.getNearestWay(xy,
+                OsmPrimitive.isUsablePredicate);
         }
         return way;