Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'provider') - issue when launching Functions

[nirvanatikku]

Having issues when launching the Functions:

[2021-08-11T14:19:09.743Z] Looking for extension bundle Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle at /Users/nirvana_tikku/.azure-functions-core-tools/Functions/ExtensionBundles/Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle
[2021-08-11T14:19:09.747Z] Found a matching extension bundle at /Users/nirvana_tikku/.azure-functions-core-tools/Functions/ExtensionBundles/Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle/1.5.1
[2021-08-11T14:19:09.748Z] Fetching information on versions of extension bundle Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle available on https://functionscdn.azureedge.net/public/ExtensionBundles/Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle/index.json
[2021-08-11T14:19:10.294Z] Downloading extension bundle from https://functionscdn.azureedge.net/public/ExtensionBundles/Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle/1.8.1/Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle.1.8.1_any-any.zip to /var/folders/3p/g7l3vf152pn27xw80zsfk228fswycg/T/5d885179-f1af-4db9-9fe5-2f7324e7e160/Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle.1.8.1.zip
Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'provider')
[2021-08-11T14:21:23.890Z] Stopping host...
[2021-08-11T14:21:23.890Z] Host shutdown completed.

Worked around this by dropping the extensionBundle property in api/host.json.