Index: /applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/actions/SplitObjectAction.java
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--- /applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/actions/SplitObjectAction.java	(revision 35365)
+++ /applications/editors/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/utilsplugin2/actions/SplitObjectAction.java	(revision 35366)
@@ -75,4 +75,5 @@
                 if (selWay != null &&               // If one of selected ways is not closed we have it to get split points
                         selWay.isUsable() &&
+                        selWay.getNodesCount() > 0 &&
                         !selWay.isClosed() &&
                         selWay.getKeys().isEmpty()) {