Connectivity create (by cutting nodes) is not functioning for Connectivities with missing optional attributes (e.g. area)

2016-01-20 11:15:51,925 - ERROR [node:n18]  - tvb.core.operation_async_launcher - index 42 is out of bounds for size 0
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/core/operation_async_launcher.py", line 81, in do_operation_launch
    OperationService().initiate_prelaunch(curent_operation, adapter_instance, {}, **PARAMS)
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/core/services/operation_service.py", line 360, in initiate_prelaunch
    self._handle_exception(excep1, temp_files, msg, operation)
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/core/services/operation_service.py", line 338, in initiate_prelaunch
    result_msg, nr_datatypes = adapter_instance._prelaunch(operation, unique_id, available_space, **params)
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/core/adapters/abcadapter.py", line 92, in new_function
    return func(*args, **kw)
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/core/adapters/abcadapter.py", line 283, in _prelaunch
    result = self.launch(**kwargs)
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/adapters/creators/connectivity_creator.py", line 85, in launch
    new_weights, interest_area_indexes, self.storage_path, new_tracts)
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/datatypes/connectivity_framework.py", line 153, in cut_new_connectivity_from_ordered_arrays
    return self.cut_connectivity(new_weights, interest_areas, storage_path, new_tracts)
  File "/home/tvbadmin/TVB_Distribution/tvb_data/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tvb/datatypes/connectivity_framework.py", line 115, in cut_connectivity
    final_conn.areas = self.areas[interest_areas]
IndexError: index 42 is out of bounds for size 0