bitmask client: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'list_indexes' (first run for new registered user)

i created a bitmask account. i ran the bitmask client 0.3.1 on latest ubuntu amd64

eip is connecting fine (i usually shut it down right after start cause i don't want my running connections to get stale)

but the client stalls saying "soledad is starting, please wait..."

the log show no action after a while (i attached the log).

(from redmine: created on 2013-09-04, closed on 2013-09-19, relates #3867 (closed))