Screensaver problem: screen goes black to start the screensaver then immediately goes back to the desktop

This may only happen when there is an app using full screen (iTunes in my case). How can I fix this?

Discovered this is caused by the current version of BetterTouchTool:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3212532

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Hello betchk,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
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