Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/DownloadGpsTask.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/DownloadGpsTask.java	(revision 1826)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/downloadtasks/DownloadGpsTask.java	(working copy)
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.Layer;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.progress.ProgressMonitor;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.io.BoundingBoxDownloader;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.io.OsmTransferException;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
 public class DownloadGpsTask implements DownloadTask {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
             this.newLayer = newLayer;
         }
 
-        @Override public void realRun() throws IOException, SAXException {
+        @Override public void realRun() throws IOException, SAXException, OsmTransferException {
             rawData = reader.parseRawGps(progressMonitor.createSubTaskMonitor(ProgressMonitor.ALL_TICKS, false));
         }
 
Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/BoundingBoxDownloader.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/BoundingBoxDownloader.java	(revision 1826)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/BoundingBoxDownloader.java	(working copy)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
      *      contain only one list, since the server cannot distinguish between
      *      ways.
      */
-    public GpxData parseRawGps(ProgressMonitor progressMonitor) throws IOException, SAXException {
+    public GpxData parseRawGps(ProgressMonitor progressMonitor) throws IOException, SAXException,OsmTransferException {
         progressMonitor.beginTask("", 1);
         try {
             progressMonitor.indeterminateSubTask(tr("Contacting OSM Server..."));
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
             throw e;
         } catch (SAXException e) {
             throw e;
+        } catch (OsmTransferException e) {
+            throw e;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (cancel)
                 return null;