Can't log in after installing indicator-multiload (ubuntu 17.10)

[david braun]

Installed indicator-multiload and ran into two problems.
First it didn't display correctly - colors were wrong and charts were missing.
Second after logging off and logging in again I was thrown back to the login screen shortly after my desktop appeared. Removing indicator-multiload allowed me to login normally.

Ubuntu 17.10
indicator-multiload 0.4-0ubuntu5
expected at least 1 chart in system tray area by the dropbox icon
got logged off instead

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: indicator-multiload (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Mar 28 11:05:49 2018
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-19 (8 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105.1)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: indicator-multiload
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[david braun (braunster)]

0.4-0ubuntu5 still a problem in Ubuntu 18.04.1