write-remote-domain-controller operation fails after boot

The operation to update the configuration a HostController uses for connecting to the master fails:

[Host Controller] 20:47:17,985 ERROR [org.jboss.as.controller.management-operation] (management-handler-thread - 8) JBAS014612: Operation ("write-remote-domain-controller") failed - address: ([("host" => "besdev")]): java.lang.IllegalStateException: JBAS010949: Configuration persister for domain model is already initialized
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.host.controller.HostControllerConfigurationPersister.initializeDomainConfigurationPersister(HostControllerConfigurationPersister.java:72) [jboss-as-host-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.host.controller.operations.RemoteDomainControllerAddHandler.initializeDomain(RemoteDomainControllerAddHandler.java:134) [jboss-as-host-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.host.controller.operations.RemoteDomainControllerAddHandler.execute(RemoteDomainControllerAddHandler.java:120) [jboss-as-host-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.executeStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:397) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.doCompleteStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:284) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.completeStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:211) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.domain.controller.operations.coordination.DomainFinalResultHandler.execute(DomainFinalResultHandler.java:75) [jboss-as-host-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.executeStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:397) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.doCompleteStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:284) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.completeStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:211) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.domain.controller.operations.coordination.OperationCoordinatorStepHandler.executeTwoPhaseOperation(OperationCoordinatorStepHandler.java:225) [jboss-as-host-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.domain.controller.operations.coordination.OperationCoordinatorStepHandler.execute(OperationCoordinatorStepHandler.java:118) [jboss-as-host-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.domain.controller.operations.coordination.PrepareStepHandler.execute(PrepareStepHandler.java:85) [jboss-as-host-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.executeStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:397) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.doCompleteStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:284) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.AbstractOperationContext.completeStep(AbstractOperationContext.java:211) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.ModelControllerImpl.internalExecute(ModelControllerImpl.java:126) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.ModelControllerImpl.execute(ModelControllerImpl.java:111) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.remote.ModelControllerClientOperationHandler$ExecuteRequestHandler.doExecute(ModelControllerClientOperationHandler.java:139) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.controller.remote.ModelControllerClientOperationHandler$ExecuteRequestHandler$1.execute(ModelControllerClientOperationHandler.java:108) [jboss-as-controller-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.AbstractMessageHandler$2$1.doExecute(AbstractMessageHandler.java:286) [jboss-as-protocol-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.as.protocol.mgmt.AbstractMessageHandler$AsyncTaskRunner.run(AbstractMessageHandler.java:491) [jboss-as-protocol-7.1.2.Final.jar:7.1.2.Final]
[Host Controller] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) [rt.jar:1.6.0_29]
[Host Controller] at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) [rt.jar:1.6.0_29]
[Host Controller] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) [rt.jar:1.6.0_29]
[Host Controller] at org.jboss.threads.JBossThread.run(JBossThread.java:122) [jboss-threads-2.0.0.GA.jar:2.0.0.GA]
[Host Controller]