Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/SplitWayAction.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/SplitWayAction.java	(revision 377)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/SplitWayAction.java	(revision 378)
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@
 		while (chunkIt.hasNext()) {
 			Way wayToAdd = new Way();
-			if (selectedWay.keys != null)
+			if (selectedWay.keys != null) {
 				wayToAdd.keys = new HashMap<String, String>(selectedWay.keys);
+				wayToAdd.checkTagged();
+			}
 			wayToAdd.nodes.addAll(chunkIt.next());
 			commandList.add(new AddCommand(wayToAdd));