ID 579317 - A ConnectError occurs frequently in Maya if the Flix Maya Extension is installed and Flix is not open

Problem summary:
A ConnectError occurs frequently in Maya if the Flix Maya Extension is installed and Flix is not open

Customer reported version:
Flix 7.0.1

Customer reported platform:
N/A

Steps to reproduce:
1) On a machine with Maya installed, open the Flix Client and navigate to Extensions > Local Extension Manager.
2) Ensure that the Flix Maya Extension is installed.
3) Close the Flix Client and launch Maya.
4) Open the Maya Script Editor (Windows > General Editors > Script Editor) and observe the following errors: Error: flix.extension.client : could not connect to client, waiting 10 seconds before retrying... (ConnectError: All connection attempts failed)

Expected behavior:
The Flix Maya Extension should not constantly produce errors in Maya if the Flix Client cannot be reached.

Actual behavior:
If the Flix Client is not accessible, the Flix Maya Extension will continuously attempt to connect to it, resulting in a ConnectError every ten seconds.

Even if the Flix Maya Extension's Loaded and Auto Load options are disabled in Maya (Windows > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager > flix_maya_plugin), these settings will be reset and the errors will occur again the next time Maya is launched:

Workaround:
No known workaround at this time.

Reproduced by Support in:
Flix Client 7.0.1 - Windows 10 | Flix Maya Extension 1.0.0 | Flix Server 7.0.1 - CentOS 7
Flix Client 7.0.0 - Windows 10 | Flix Maya Extension 1.0.0 | Flix Server 7.0.0 - CentOS 7

Earliest version tested:
Flix 7.0.0 - This feature (the Flix Maya Extension) did not exist before this version