diff --git a/Logic/Osm/OsmObject.ts b/Logic/Osm/OsmObject.ts
index 0dd967bb0..1483628bf 100644
--- a/Logic/Osm/OsmObject.ts
+++ b/Logic/Osm/OsmObject.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as polygon_features from "../../assets/polygon-features.json";
 import {Store, UIEventSource} from "../UIEventSource";
 import {BBox} from "../BBox";
 import * as OsmToGeoJson from "osmtogeojson";
+import {NodeId, OsmId, OsmTags, RelationId, WayId} from "../../Models/OsmFeature";
 
 export abstract class OsmObject {
 
@@ -38,10 +39,12 @@ export abstract class OsmObject {
             throw "Backend URL must begin with http"
         }
         this.backendURL = url;
-        this.DownloadObject("id/5")
     }
 
-    public static DownloadObject(id: string, forceRefresh: boolean = false): Store<OsmObject> {
+    public static DownloadObject(id: NodeId, forceRefresh?: boolean ): Store<OsmNode> ;
+    public static DownloadObject(id: WayId, forceRefresh?: boolean ): Store<OsmWay> ;
+    public static DownloadObject(id: RelationId, forceRefresh?: boolean ): Store<OsmRelation> ;
+    public static DownloadObject(id: OsmId, forceRefresh: boolean = false): Store<OsmObject> {
         let src: UIEventSource<OsmObject>;
         if (OsmObject.objectCache.has(id)) {
             src = OsmObject.objectCache.get(id)
@@ -51,14 +54,14 @@ export abstract class OsmObject {
                 return src;
             }
         } else {
-            src = UIEventSource.FromPromise(OsmObject.DownloadObjectAsync(id))
+            src = UIEventSource.FromPromise(OsmObject.DownloadObjectAsync(<any> id))
         }
 
         OsmObject.objectCache.set(id, src);
         return src;
     }
 
-    static async DownloadPropertiesOf(id: string): Promise<any> {
+    static async DownloadPropertiesOf(id: OsmId): Promise<OsmTags> {
         const splitted = id.split("/");
         const idN = Number(splitted[1]);
         if (idN < 0) {
@@ -70,7 +73,10 @@ export abstract class OsmObject {
         return rawData.elements[0].tags
     }
 
-    static async DownloadObjectAsync(id: string): Promise<OsmObject | undefined> {
+    static async DownloadObjectAsync(id: NodeId): Promise<OsmNode | undefined>;
+    static async DownloadObjectAsync(id: WayId): Promise<OsmWay | undefined>;
+    static async DownloadObjectAsync(id: RelationId): Promise<OsmRelation | undefined>;
+    static async DownloadObjectAsync(id: OsmId): Promise<OsmObject | undefined>{
         const splitted = id.split("/");
         const type = splitted[0];
         const idN = Number(splitted[1]);
diff --git a/Models/OsmFeature.ts b/Models/OsmFeature.ts
index 4753287ca..10aad78bc 100644
--- a/Models/OsmFeature.ts
+++ b/Models/OsmFeature.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 import {Feature, Geometry} from "@turf/turf";
 
-export type OsmTags = Record<string, string> & {id: string}
+export type RelationId = `relation/${number}`
+export type WayId = `way/${number}`
+export type NodeId = `node/${number}`
+export type OsmId = NodeId | WayId | RelationId
+
+export type OsmTags = Record<string, string> & {id: OsmId}
 export type OsmFeature = Feature<Geometry, OsmTags>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/themes/postboxes/postboxes.json b/assets/themes/postboxes/postboxes.json
index e1e657953..8442d88fe 100644
--- a/assets/themes/postboxes/postboxes.json
+++ b/assets/themes/postboxes/postboxes.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "maxZoom": 14,
     "minNeededElements": 100
   },
-  "credits": "nicolelaine"
+  "credits": "nicolelaine",
   "layers": [
     "postboxes",
     "postoffices",
diff --git a/test/Logic/OSM/Actions/RelationSplitHandler.spec.ts b/test/Logic/OSM/Actions/RelationSplitHandler.spec.ts
index 3fa54a139..8a5d44268 100644
--- a/test/Logic/OSM/Actions/RelationSplitHandler.spec.ts
+++ b/test/Logic/OSM/Actions/RelationSplitHandler.spec.ts
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ describe("RelationSplitHandler", () => {
         "should split turn restrictions (split of https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/143298912)",
         async () => {
 
-            const relation: OsmRelation = <OsmRelation>await OsmObject.DownloadObjectAsync("relation/4374576")
+            const relation: OsmRelation = await OsmObject.DownloadObjectAsync("relation/4374576")
             const originalNodeIds =
                 [
                     1407529979,