Unable to set bounding box using rectangle tool on small rectangles

I just upgraded to InDesign CC and keep getting an error message "Unable to set bounding box" when I try to create a small rectangle. The tool works fine when creating a larger rectangle -- it only gives me the error when creating a very small rectangle. Never had this problem in CS5.
Anyone else run across this?

Check what your default stroke weight is. If the stroke weight is to wide for the size of the box you are trying to draw, you will get that message.

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