Error only when connecting the postgres db

[luzer]

when i run python runserver.py, all works fine
when i run against my local postgres instance, python runserver.py --db postgresql://pogom_role:xxx@localhost:5432/pogom, get the error below.

couldn't find any issues with the same error. all IDs have the TOSs approved.

2016-09-09 15:36:32,443 [       scan] [  ERROR] sequence item 0: expected string, NoneType found
2016-09-09 15:36:32,443 [       scan] [  ERROR] Unexpected error while parsing response.
2016-09-09 15:36:32,443 [       scan] [  ERROR] Response dict: {'platform_returns': [{'type': 6, 'response': 'CAE='}], 'auth_ticket': {'expire_timestamp_ms': 1473451592408L, 'start': 'Ovn9+xHhUl2j/U3rnxy3k3RBrq1hrrU7QV/kZH6Vaj8docBZOyq8BxQ2IJvIRjfd5/X4kwOba/ZKyIW0NSQCJg==', 'end': 'W+6kKAjOtZQJM+J1RrkSCw=='}, 'responses': {'GET_MAP_OBJECTS': {'status': 1, 'map_cells': [{'nearby_pokemons': [{'encounter_id': 16431929011591909405L, 'pokemon_id': 42}], 'spawn_points': [{'latitude': 40.80242563659012, 'longitude': -73.97046823117253}, {'latitude': 40.802143253051305, 'longitude': -73.97065189572338}, {'latitude': 40.80145033498452, 'longitude': -73.97120288832487}, {'latitude': 40.80179679575805, 'longitude': -73.97092739222118},[etc]