Uncaught Error: Remote FTP: getConfigPath returned false, but expected a string

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Atom Version: 1.12.7 Electron Version: 1.3.13 System: Mac OS X 10.12.1 Thrown From: Remote-FTP package, v0.9.4

Stack Trace

Uncaught Error: Remote FTP: getConfigPath returned false, but expected a string

At /Users/cloudspider/.atom/packages/Remote-FTP/lib/client.js:118

Error: Remote FTP: getConfigPath returned false, but expected a string
    at Client.readConfig (/Users/cloudspider/.atom/packages/Remote-FTP/lib/client.js:118:47)
    at HTMLAnchorElement.<anonymous> (/Users/cloudspider/.atom/packages/Remote-FTP/lib/views/tree-view.js:208:27)
    at HTMLDivElement.dispatch (/Users/cloudspider/.atom/packages/Remote-FTP/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:4435:9)
    at HTMLDivElement.elemData.handle (/Users/cloudspider/.atom/packages/Remote-FTP/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js:4121:28)

Commands

     -0:01.3.0 remote-ftp:toggle (atom-pane.pane.active)

Config

{
  "core": {},
  "Remote-FTP": {}
}

Installed Packages

# User
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japanese-menu, v1.9.0 (active)
merge-conflicts, v1.4.4 (active)
Remote-FTP, v0.9.4 (active)
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# Dev
No dev packages

[jsieber]

I seem to get this error if I do not have a file from the project open and currently in focus. Once I open a local file from the project I can connect to the remote site without error.

[gravitymedianet]

It also worked for me to open any file and then connect to the given server…