diff --git a/scripts/geodata/osm/osm_address_training_data.py b/scripts/geodata/osm/osm_address_training_data.py
index 7144224c..e809a681 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/osm/osm_address_training_data.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/osm/osm_address_training_data.py
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     if args.address_file and not args.format_only and not args.limited_addresses:
         build_address_training_data(language_rtree, args.address_file, args.out_dir)
-    elif args.address_file and osm_rtree is None:
+    elif args.address_file and not args.limited_addresses and osm_rtree is None:
         parser.error('--rtree-dir required for formatted addresses')
 
     if args.address_file and args.format_only: