Index: trunk/scripts/SyncEditorLayerIndex.groovy
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--- trunk/scripts/SyncEditorLayerIndex.groovy	(revision 13714)
+++ trunk/scripts/SyncEditorLayerIndex.groovy	(revision 13767)
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@
 import javax.json.JsonReader
 
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.Preferences
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.imagery.ImageryInfo
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.imagery.Shape
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.preferences.JosmBaseDirectories
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.Projections
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.validation.routines.DomainValidator
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.io.imagery.ImageryReader
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.spi.preferences.Config
 
 class SyncEditorLayerIndex {
@@ -55,4 +58,7 @@
         Locale.setDefault(Locale.ROOT);
         parse_command_line_arguments(args)
+        def pref = new Preferences(JosmBaseDirectories.getInstance())
+        pref.init(false)
+        Config.setPreferencesInstance(pref)
         def script = new SyncEditorLayerIndex()
         script.setupProj()