Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/ProjectionPreference.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/ProjectionPreference.java	(revision 4399)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/preferences/ProjectionPreference.java	(revision 4400)
@@ -199,5 +199,6 @@
             coll = null;
             proj = new Mercator();
-            name = Main.getProjection().getClass().getName();
+            name = proj.getClass().getName();
+            PROP_PROJECTION.put(name);
         }
         PROP_SUB_PROJECTION.put(coll);