Microsoft GraphAPI users/delta endpoint returns 404 - microsoft-graph-api

I encountered an odd problem working with the Microsoft GraphAPI beta Delta Query endpoint for users.
The first 2 requests worked as expected, supplying a "nextLink" in the response.
Then, the last request (which was supposed to be the last, and according to documentation should have returned a "deltaLink" in the response) fails returning a 404 (non-JSON response).
Is this a known issue with the beta Delta Query?
The request:
https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/users/delta?$skiptoken={TOKEN_HERE}
The response:
404 - File or directory not found.
The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

There is a known issue in the API where the skip token size, hence the query string size, is sometimes large (> 256 characters) and service does not handle it. We are actively working on a fix. Please check your skip token size and let us know in case it does not satisfy above criteria.

This issue has been fixed. Let us know if you have any more issues or feedback on the capability.

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