NPE during "vlt checkout" with --force on existing repository

vlt --credentials admin:admin co http://localhost:4502 --force -v
Checkout http://localhost:4502/crx/server/-/jcr:root/ with local files using root at /Users/konradwindszus/CQ-Server-Export/AEMCloud/jcr_root
Connecting via JCR remoting to http://localhost:4502/crx/server
[WARN ] Credentials for http://localhost:4502/crx/server/-/jcr:root/ updated in /Users/konradwindszus/.vault/auth.xml.
Filter
`-- NodeFilterSet
    |-- root: /, mode REPLACE
    |-- exclude
    |   `-- DefaultPathFilter:
    |       `-- regex: /jcr:system
    |-- exclude
    |   `-- DefaultPathFilter:
    |       `-- regex: /var/classes
    `-- exclude
        `-- DefaultPathFilter:
            `-- regex: ^.*/rep:accessControl
`-- PropertyFilterSet
    |-- root: /, mode REPLACE
Checking out / to jcr_root
[ERROR] checkout: java.lang.NullPointerException: null