gcp-connector-util init code for cloud printing doesn't match the required format

[mabraham]

With gcp-connector-util init from ubuntu 18.04 package (via apt install google-cloud-print-connector), when I choose "y" for "Enable cloud printing?" I am prompted:

Visit https://www.google.com/device, and enter this code. I'll wait for you.
TSQ-WWR-DRT

When I go there, I am prompted to choose one of my Google Accounts to use for OAuth2, and reach https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/device/usercode. That page presents me a text box in which to "Enter the code displayed on your device." However that text entry box expects an 8-character entry like XYZQ-ABCD, and it rejects the first 8 characters of the above code. How do I avoid this mismatch?

I tried also installing from the github master HEAD (commit 9386e53) but observed the same behaviour.