Custom Masterpage throws error in "Change the Look"

I created a custom master page based on the "Oslo" look in SP2013. The master page applies to sites just fine. However, when I try to use the "Change the Look" dialog in the site settings, the process hangs. I looked
at the script error console and found that it was looking for a missing div with the id "ms-designbuilder-cuicontainer." (The actual error
says "Unable to get property 'appendChild' of undefined or null reference in designgallery.js." I did a stack trace to find out what the null element was).
I don't see this div in any of the standard SharePoint master page html files, so I am wondering if there is a SharePoint snippet which generates
this div. I get the same error when I use the standard Oslo master page, but not with the Seattle master page. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

I decided to just make my custom master page work from the Seattle master page. The Oslo master page appears to be broken for other users as well.

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