Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/BoundingBoxDownloader.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/BoundingBoxDownloader.java	(revision 8318)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/BoundingBoxDownloader.java	(revision 8319)
@@ -166,5 +166,5 @@
         // see result_limit in https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/blob/master/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb
         CheckParameterUtil.ensureThat(noteLimit <= 10000, "Requested note limit is over API hard limit of 10000.");
-        CheckParameterUtil.ensureThat(daysClosed >= 0, "Requested note limit is less than 0.");
+        CheckParameterUtil.ensureThat(daysClosed >= -1, "Requested note limit is less than -1.");
         String url = "notes?limit=" + noteLimit + "&closed=" + daysClosed + "&bbox=" + lon1 + "," + lat1 + "," + lon2 + "," + lat2;
         try {