Index: trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReaderTest.java
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--- trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReaderTest.java	(revision 17987)
+++ trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/OverpassDownloadReaderTest.java	(revision 17988)
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@
     @Test
     public void testDateNewer() {
-        final String query = getExpandedQuery("type:node and newer:3minutes");
+        String query = getExpandedQuery("type:node and newer:3minutes");
         String statement = query.substring(query.indexOf("node(newer:\"") + 12, query.lastIndexOf("\");"));
+        assertNotNull(DateUtils.fromString(statement));
+
+        query = getExpandedQuery("type:node and newer:\"2021-05-30T20:00:00Z\"");
+        statement = query.substring(query.indexOf("node(newer:\"") + 12, query.lastIndexOf("\");"));
         assertNotNull(DateUtils.fromString(statement));
     }
Index: trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/SearchCompilerQueryWizardTest.java
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--- trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/SearchCompilerQueryWizardTest.java	(revision 17987)
+++ trunk/test/unit/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/SearchCompilerQueryWizardTest.java	(revision 17988)
@@ -221,5 +221,8 @@
     @Test
     void testNewer() {
-        assertQueryEquals("  nwr(newer:\"2021-05-30T20:00:00Z\");\n",
+        assertQueryEquals("  nwr(newer:\"{{date:3minutes}}\");\n",
+                "newer:3minutes");
+
+        assertQueryEquals("  nwr(newer:\"{{date:2021-05-30T20:00:00Z}}\");\n",
                 "newer:\"2021-05-30T20:00:00Z\"");
     }