I receive the below error on the initial load of the BfA version of the addon.

Message: Interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates_PreLegion\create.lua:9: attempt to index local 'layout' (a nil value)
Time: Mon Apr 23 20:28:56 2018
Count: 1
Stack: Interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates_PreLegion\create.lua:9: attempt to index local 'layout' (a nil value)
Interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates_PreLegion\create.lua:9: in main chunk

Locals: folder = "Kui_Nameplates_PreLegion"
ns =

{
}
addon = {
NAME_PLATE_UNIT_REMOVED = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\addon.lua:67
UI_SCALE_CHANGED = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\addon.lua:88
DispatchMessage = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\messages.lua:37
uiscale = 0.71
print = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\addon.lua:39
NewElement = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\messages.lua:415
NewPlugin = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\messages.lua:378
plugins = {
}
GetPlugin = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\messages.lua:408
NAME_PLATE_UNIT_ADDED = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\addon.lua:54
PLAYER_LEAVING_WORLD = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\addon.lua:79
debug = true
layout = {
}
Layout = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\messages.lua:423
Frames = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\addon.lua:43
width = 140
Nameplate = {
}
NAME_PLATE_CREATED = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\addon.lua:47
MAJOR = 2
0 =
height = 40
MINOR = 2
HookNameplate = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\hook.lua:45
debug_config = true
}
layout = nil
kui = {
table_to_string = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:46
DebugPopup = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:345
FADEFRAMES = {
}
Pluralise = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:227
frameFadeFrame = {
}
print = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:70
frameFade = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:428
ModifyFontFlags = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:151
frameFadeRemoveFrame = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:365
utf8sub = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:249
GetUnitColour = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:106
num = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:197
GetClassColour = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:81
frameIsFading = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:358
CreateFontString = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:165
FormatTime = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:211
frameFadeOnUpdate = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:368
UnitLevel = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:133
UnitIsPet = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates\lib\Kui/Kui.lua:103
m = {
}
}
MEDIA = "interface/addons/kui_nameplates_prelegion/media/"
SCALE = 1
(*temporary) = defined @interface\AddOns\Kui_Nameplates_PreLegion\create.lua:9
(*temporary) = "attempt to index local 'layout' (a nil value)"