Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/mirrored_download/src/mirrored_download/MirroredDownloadPlugin.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/mirrored_download/src/mirrored_download/MirroredDownloadPlugin.java	(revision 28938)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/mirrored_download/src/mirrored_download/MirroredDownloadPlugin.java	(revision 28939)
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
     public static String getDownloadUrl() {
-        if (downloadUrl == null)
-        {
+        if (downloadUrl == null || downloadUrl.isEmpty()) {
             downloadUrl = Main.pref.get("plugin.mirrored_download.preferred-url");
-            if (downloadUrl == null)
+            if (downloadUrl == null || downloadUrl.isEmpty()) {
                 downloadUrl = "http://overpass-api.de/api/xapi?";
+            }
                 
             String metaFlag = Main.pref.get("plugin.mirrored_download.preferred-meta-flag");