AndroidStudio ExternalSystemException with kotlin 0.12.213

Environment

Given that I have:

• Kotlin 0.12.213

  dependencies {
      compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
      compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.5.0'
      compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
      compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.2.0'
      compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version"
  }
  
  buildscript {
      ext.kotlin_version = '0.12.213'
      repositories {
          mavenCentral()
      }
      dependencies {
          classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
          classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-android-extensions:$kotlin_version"
      }
  }
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Gradle plugin 1.2.3

  classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.3'
  
        
  
          
          
          
        
  
      

• Android Studio AI-141.1972460

Question

When I run my Android app I get:

com.android.ide.common.blame.output.GradleMessage$Kind PluginClassLoader[org.jetbrains.kotlin, 0.12.200.Idea141.8]
com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.ExternalSystemException: com.android.ide.common.blame.output.GradleMessage$Kind PluginClassLoader[org.jetbrains.kotlin, 0.12.200.Idea141.8]
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.project.GradleExecutionHelper.execute(GradleExecutionHelper.java:223)
    at com.android.tools.idea.gradle.invoker.GradleTasksExecutor.invokeGradleTasks(GradleTasksExecutor.java:400)
    at com.android.tools.idea.gradle.invoker.GradleTasksExecutor.run(GradleTasksExecutor.java:221)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager$TaskRunnable.run(CoreProgressManager.java:563)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager$2.run(CoreProgressManager.java:152)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.registerIndicatorAndRun(CoreProgressManager.java:452)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.executeProcessUnderProgress(CoreProgressManager.java:402)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl.executeProcessUnderProgress(ProgressManagerImpl.java:54)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.runProcess(CoreProgressManager.java:137)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.ProgressManagerImpl$1.run(ProgressManagerImpl.java:126)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl$8.run(ApplicationImpl.java:400)
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1142)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
    at org.jetbrains.ide.PooledThreadExecutor$1$1.run(PooledThreadExecutor.java:56)

      

        
        
        
      

    

Workarounds

• Currently, the only way to run my app in AndroidStudio 1.3 Preview is to close AndroidStudio and reopen it every time I want to run the app. Otherwise, subsequent runs generate the above exception. Invalidate cahcnes / restart does not solve the problem.

• Just use AndroidStudio 1.2.1.1 as the problem doesn't exist there.