Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java	(revision 9695)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/search/SearchAction.java	(revision 9696)
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.ExtendedDialog;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.PleaseWaitRunnable;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.mappaint.mapcss.MapCSSException;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.preferences.ToolbarPreferences;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.preferences.ToolbarPreferences.ActionParser;
@@ -305,5 +306,5 @@
                     SearchCompiler.compile(ss);
                     return true;
-                } catch (ParseError e) {
+                } catch (ParseError | MapCSSException e) {
                     return false;
                 }