NullPointerException when trying to use JDBC Console in IntelliJ 8.0

I am evaluating IntelliJ 8.0 right now and when I try to run a simple query from the JDBC Console (select all from a table having 2 rows) I receive a NPE from the jdbc driver when using it from IntelliJ. This is the same driver jar we have been using for many years (in all environments). Using Informix. Any one have any insight?

java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.informix.jdbc.IfxDriver.checkClientLocale(IfxDriver.java:1005)
at com.informix.jdbc.IfxDriver.connect(IfxDriver.java:211)
at com.intellij.persistence.database.console.JdbcConsoleMain.initConnection(JdbcConsoleMain.java:61)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at com.intellij.persistence.database.console.ConsoleBase.tryInvokeMethod(ConsoleBase.java:120)
at com.intellij.persistence.database.console.ConsoleBase.execute(ConsoleBase.java:68)
at com.intellij.persistence.database.console.ConsoleBase.runConsole(ConsoleBase.java:60)
at com.intellij.persistence.database.console.JdbcConsoleMain.main(JdbcConsoleMain.java:17)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:90)