RoonServer Stuck Initializing on new Mac Installation, Logs Showing Critical Exception [Fixed with build 987]

I’m currently experiencing this and can’t seem to figure out how to get it solved. I’ve rebooted my Roon Servier Mac Mini and whether trying to run the client on my iPad or directly on the Roon Server, I’m in an endless “initializing” status. Version 1.8 build 970.

I have no clue where to start with troubleshooting. Network is fully in tact. Not changes at all to my router. Full access to the internet.