Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/DownloadOsmTask.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/DownloadOsmTask.java	(revision 680)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/DownloadOsmTask.java	(revision 682)
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@
 
 	public void download(DownloadAction action, double minlat, double minlon, double maxlat, double maxlon) {
-		Task task = new Task(action.dialog.newLayer.isSelected(), new BoundingBoxDownloader(minlat, minlon, maxlat, maxlon));
+		Task task = new Task(action.dialog == null || action.dialog.newLayer.isSelected(), new BoundingBoxDownloader(minlat, minlon, maxlat, maxlon));
 		Main.worker.execute(task);
     }