Astro binding update issue

I’m currently on the snapshot build of openhab2 and I updated to version 950 last night. After updating I restarted the service and got a ton of errors out of the Astro binding just like the one below:

18:21:53.141 [ERROR] [el.item.internal.GenericItemProvider] - Binding configuration of type 'channel' of item 'Dusk_End_Time' could not be parsed correctly.
java.lang.IllegalStateException: No active update transaction
        at org.eclipse.smarthome.model.thing.internal.GenericItemChannelLinkProvider.processBindingConfiguration(GenericItemChannelLinkProvider.java:62)
        at org.eclipse.smarthome.model.item.internal.GenericItemProvider.internalDispatchBindings(GenericItemProvider.java:325)
        at org.eclipse.smarthome.model.item.internal.GenericItemProvider.dispatchBindingsPerType(GenericItemProvider.java:281)
        at org.eclipse.smarthome.model.item.internal.GenericItemProvider.addBindingConfigReader(GenericItemProvider.java:119)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)[:1.8.0_131]
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)[:1.8.0_131]
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)[:1.8.0_131]
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)[:1.8.0_131]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.invokeMethod(BaseMethod.java:224)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.access$500(BaseMethod.java:39)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod$Resolved.invoke(BaseMethod.java:617)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BaseMethod.invoke(BaseMethod.java:501)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.inject.BindMethod.invoke(BindMethod.java:655)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.doInvokeBindMethod(DependencyManager.java:1722)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager.invokeBindMethod(DependencyManager.java:1699)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.SingleComponentManager.invokeBindMethod(SingleComponentManager.java:371)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$MultipleDynamicCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:320)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.DependencyManager$MultipleDynamicCustomizer.addedService(DependencyManager.java:291)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1215)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.customizerAdded(ServiceTracker.java:1136)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.trackAdding(ServiceTracker.java:945)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$AbstractTracked.track(ServiceTracker.java:881)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ServiceTracker$Tracked.serviceChanged(ServiceTracker.java:1167)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator$ListenerInfo.serviceChanged(BundleComponentActivator.java:127)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.FilteredServiceListener.serviceChanged(FilteredServiceListener.java:109)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.dispatchEvent(BundleContextImpl.java:914)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEventPrivileged(ServiceRegistry.java:862)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.publishServiceEvent(ServiceRegistry.java:801)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistrationImpl.register(ServiceRegistrationImpl.java:127)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.serviceregistry.ServiceRegistry.registerService(ServiceRegistry.java:225)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.registerService(BundleContextImpl.java:464)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$3.register(AbstractComponentManager.java:886)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager$3.register(AbstractComponentManager.java:873)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.RegistrationManager.changeRegistration(RegistrationManager.java:132)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.registerService(AbstractComponentManager.java:940)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.activateInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:740)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enableInternal(AbstractComponentManager.java:674)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.AbstractComponentManager.enable(AbstractComponentManager.java:429)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.manager.ConfigurableComponentHolder.enableComponents(ConfigurableComponentHolder.java:657)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.BundleComponentActivator.initialEnable(BundleComponentActivator.java:341)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.loadComponents(Activator.java:403)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator.access$200(Activator.java:54)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.scr.impl.Activator$ScrExtension.start(Activator.java:278)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.utils.extender.AbstractExtender.createExtension(AbstractExtender.java:259)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.apache.felix.utils.extender.AbstractExtender.modifiedBundle(AbstractExtender.java:232)[33:org.apache.felix.scr:2.0.6]
        at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.customizerModified(BundleTracker.java:482)[org.osgi.core-6.0.0.jar:]
        at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.customizerModified(BundleTracker.java:415)[org.osgi.core-6.0.0.jar:]
        at org.osgi.util.tracker.AbstractTracked.track(AbstractTracked.java:232)[org.osgi.core-6.0.0.jar:]
        at org.osgi.util.tracker.BundleTracker$Tracked.bundleChanged(BundleTracker.java:444)[org.osgi.core-6.0.0.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.BundleContextImpl.dispatchEvent(BundleContextImpl.java:902)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.ListenerQueue.dispatchEventSynchronous(ListenerQueue.java:148)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEventPrivileged(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:165)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEvent(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:75)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxEventPublisher.publishBundleEvent(EquinoxEventPublisher.java:67)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.framework.EquinoxContainerAdaptor.publishModuleEvent(EquinoxContainerAdaptor.java:102)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.publishEvent(Module.java:466)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.container.Module.start(Module.java:457)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.incStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1582)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.incStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1562)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.doContainerStartLevel(ModuleContainer.java:1533)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.dispatchEvent(ModuleContainer.java:1476)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.container.ModuleContainer$ContainerStartLevel.dispatchEvent(ModuleContainer.java:1)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager.dispatchEvent(EventManager.java:230)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]
        at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.eventmgr.EventManager$EventThread.run(EventManager.java:340)[org.eclipse.osgi-3.10.101.v20150820-1432.jar:]

I simply added another white space in the items file where I link my items to the channels in the Astro binding and when I saved the file everything linked up and now is running fine. But as soon as I restart the openhab service I get those errors and everything breaks again.

Is this something with the binding or did something get updated with the way things are handled? Anyone else have this issue?