SparkleXrm: unable to connect spkl to 9.x API, online

I get an error when trying to create a connection to a 9.x system. Not sure its spkl, but it could be related. XXX are placeholders for my server name:

Is this organization provisioned in Microsoft Office 365 (y/n) [y]: y
The application terminated with an error.
Metadata contains a reference that cannot be resolved: 'https://disco.XXX.crm.dynamics.com/XRMServices/2011/
Discovery.svc?wsdl&sdkversion=8.2'.
   at System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.MetadataRetriever.Retrieve(TimeoutHelper timeoutHelper)
   at System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.ResolveNext(ResolveCallState resolveCallState)
   at System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.GetMetadata(MetadataRetriever retriever)
   at System.ServiceModel.Description.MetadataExchangeClient.GetMetadata(Uri address, MetadataExchangeClientMode mode)
   at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.ServiceMetadataUtility.RetrieveServiceEndpointMetadata(Type contractType, Uri serviceUri,
 Boolean checkForSecondary)
   at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.ServiceConfiguration`1..ctor(Uri serviceUri, Boolean checkForSecondary)
   at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.ServiceConfigurationFactory.CreateManagement[TService](Uri serviceUri, Boolean enableProx
yTypes, Assembly assembly)
   at Microsoft.Xrm.Sdk.Client.ServiceConfigurationFactory.CreateManagement[TService](Uri serviceUri)
   at Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Samples.ServerConnection.GetProxy[TService,TProxy](Configuration currentConfig)
   at Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Samples.ServerConnection.GetDiscoveryProxy()
   at Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Samples.ServerConnection.GetOrganizationAddress()
   at Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Samples.ServerConnection.GetServerConfiguration()
   at SparkleXrmTask.Program.Run(CommandLineArgs arguments)
   at SparkleXrmTask.Program.Main(String[] args)
Unable to connect to the remote server
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