Ubuntu init problem

[NejcZdovc]

When I run init on ubuntu (Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS) on the latest master I get this error.

> brave@1.7.20 init /home/nz/Desktop/brave-browser
> node ./scripts/sync.js --init

Recursing through GRD to find GRDP files...
Done recursing through GRD to find GRDP files.
/home/nz/Desktop/brave-browser/lib/gitPatcher.js:206
    } catch {
            ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token {
    at createScript (vm.js:80:10)
    at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:139:10)
    at Module._compile (module.js:616:28)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:663:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:565:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:505:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:497:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:596:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/nz/Desktop/brave-browser/scripts/sync.js:13:20)

npm ERR! Linux 5.3.0-40-generic
npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/node" "/usr/bin/npm" "run" "init"
npm ERR! node v8.10.0
npm ERR! npm  v3.5.2
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! brave@1.7.20 init: `node ./scripts/sync.js --init`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the brave@1.7.20 init script 'node ./scripts/sync.js --init'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the brave package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node ./scripts/sync.js --init
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs brave
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:
npm ERR!     npm owner ls brave
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     /home/nz/Desktop/brave-browser/npm-debug.log