Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/mirrored_download/src/mirrored_download/OverpassDownloadAction.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/mirrored_download/src/mirrored_download/OverpassDownloadAction.java	(revision 29820)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/mirrored_download/src/mirrored_download/OverpassDownloadAction.java	(revision 29821)
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 
 import javax.swing.JComboBox;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.JLabel;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@
         protected void buildMainPanelAboveDownloadSelections(JPanel pnl) {
             overpassQuery = new JTextArea("[timeout:15];", 8, 80);
+            JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(overpassQuery);
             pnl.add(new JLabel(tr("Overpass query: ")), GBC.std().insets(5, 5, 5, 5));
-            pnl.add(new JScrollPane(overpassQuery), GBC.eol().fill(GridBagConstraints.BOTH));
+            GridBagConstraints gbc = GBC.eol().fill();
+            gbc.ipady = 300;
+            pnl.add(scrollPane, gbc);
         }