Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/Main.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/Main.java	(revision 11283)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/Main.java	(revision 11284)
@@ -505,4 +505,7 @@
                 KeyEvent.VK_F1, Shortcut.DIRECT));
 
+        // This needs to be done before RightAndLefthandTraffic::initialize is called
+        new InitializationTask(tr("Initializing internal boundaries data"), Territories::initialize).call();
+
         // contains several initialization tasks to be executed (in parallel) by a ExecutorService
         List<Callable<Void>> tasks = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -518,6 +521,4 @@
                 }
             }));
-
-        tasks.add(new InitializationTask(tr("Initializing internal boundaries data"), Territories::initialize));
 
         tasks.add(new InitializationTask(tr("Initializing internal traffic data"), RightAndLefthandTraffic::initialize));