vscode-java: Failed to configure project - Cannot nest output folder

I am unable to open a gradle project in VS Code without the below error message occurring. It prevents the java imports from processing properly, as it says they cannot be found.

[Error - 6:14:53 PM] Feb 11, 2020 6:14:53 PM Failed to configure project extension-project-starter Cannot nest output folder 'extension-project-starter/bin/main' inside output folder 'extension-project-starter/bin' Java Model Exception: Java Model Status [Cannot nest output folder 'extension-project-starter/bin/main' inside output folder 'extension-project-starter/bin'] at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelOperation.runOperation(JavaModelOperation.java:798) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaProject.setRawClasspath(JavaProject.java:3573) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaProject.setRawClasspath(JavaProject.java:3533) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaProject.setRawClasspath(JavaProject.java:3546) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaProject.setOutputLocation(JavaProject.java:3489) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.OutputLocationUpdater.update(OutputLocationUpdater.java:37) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.BaseConfigurator.synchronizeJavaProjectInTransaction(BaseConfigurator.java:115) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.BaseConfigurator.access$000(BaseConfigurator.java:40) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.BaseConfigurator$1.run(BaseConfigurator.java:105) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.BatchOperation.executeOperation(BatchOperation.java:41) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelOperation.run(JavaModelOperation.java:736) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2292) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2317) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore.run(JavaCore.java:5862) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore.run(JavaCore.java:5819) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.BaseConfigurator.synchronizeJavaProject(BaseConfigurator.java:101) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.BaseConfigurator.configure(BaseConfigurator.java:91) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.BaseConfigurator.configure(BaseConfigurator.java:66) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.extension.InternalProjectConfigurator.configure(InternalProjectConfigurator.java:65) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.ProjectConfigurators.configureConfigurators(ProjectConfigurators.java:68) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.synchronizeOpenWorkspaceProject(SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.java:163) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.synchronizeWorkspaceProject(SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.java:137) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.synchronizeGradleProjectWithWorkspaceProject(SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.java:127) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.access$000(SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.java:42) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation$1.run(SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.java:85) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2292) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2312) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.synchronizeProjectsWithWorkspace(SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.java:82) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.workspace.SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.run(SynchronizeGradleBuildOperation.java:64) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.DefaultGradleBuild$SynchronizeOperation.runInToolingApi(DefaultGradleBuild.java:230) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.operation.DefaultToolingApiOperationManager$WorkspaceRunnableAdapter.run(DefaultToolingApiOperationManager.java:58) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2292) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:2317) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.operation.DefaultToolingApiOperationManager.run(DefaultToolingApiOperationManager.java:39) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.DefaultGradleBuild$SynchronizeOperation.run(DefaultGradleBuild.java:192) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.DefaultGradleBuild.synchronize(DefaultGradleBuild.java:100) at org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.DefaultGradleBuild.synchronize(DefaultGradleBuild.java:86) at org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.internal.managers.GradleBuildSupport.update(GradleBuildSupport.java:58) at org.eclipse.jdt.ls.core.internal.managers.ProjectsManager$3.runInWorkspace(ProjectsManager.java:537) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.InternalWorkspaceJob.run(InternalWorkspaceJob.java:42) at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:63)

Environment

• Operating System: Mac OSX
• JDK version: openjdk version “1.8.0_212”
• Visual Studio Code version: 1.42.0
• Java extension version: 0.55.1

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open project file that has build.gradle
2. Error fires

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Current Result

Project does not configure, and all my java files say imports not found

Expected Result

The project configures

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