Getting Unhandled 'error' event when using ndb after global installation

Steps to reproduce

ndb app.js or ndb node app.js

Tell us about your environment:

• ndb version: 1.1.5
• Platform / OS version: Ubuntu 18.0
• Node.js version: 10.23.0

What steps will reproduce the problem?
ndb app.js
events.js:174
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
^

Error: read ECONNRESET
at Pipe.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:111:27)
Emitted 'error' event at:
at emitErrorNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:91:8)
at emitErrorAndCloseNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:59:3)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:63:19)

Not getting ndb to work with Ubuntu 18.0.