[debian native package] unable to create new project with 10.8.7

This was originally reported as https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=912229

production.log has this entry,

Failed to add repository default/praveen/xyz: 2:context deadline exceeded
Unable to save project. Error: Failed to create repository

How do I debug this and get more useful logs?

cc @stanhu @balasankarc