--- a/Utilities/BackgroundService.py	Tue Oct 10 19:05:00 2017 +0200
+++ b/Utilities/BackgroundService.py	Fri Oct 13 22:42:35 2017 +0200
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
                             'An error in Erics background client stopped the'
                             ' service.')
                         )
-                    except KeyError:
+                    except (KeyError, TypeError):
                         # ignore silently
                         pass
                 if res != E5MessageBox.No: