Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/TaggingPresetNameTemplateList.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/TaggingPresetNameTemplateList.java	(revision 4836)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/tools/TaggingPresetNameTemplateList.java	(revision 4837)
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 
     private TaggingPresetNameTemplateList() {
-        for (TaggingPreset tp: TaggingPresetPreference.taggingPresets) {
-            if (tp.nameTemplate != null) {
-                presetsWithPattern.add(tp);
+        if (TaggingPresetPreference.taggingPresets != null) {
+            for (TaggingPreset tp: TaggingPresetPreference.taggingPresets) {
+                if (tp.nameTemplate != null) {
+                    presetsWithPattern.add(tp);
+                }
             }
         }