diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py
index 77ef788..417c7d5 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_config.py
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ username:tarek
 password:xxx
 """
 
+INVALID_SERVER_ENTRY = """\
+[distutils]
+index-servers =
+    pypi
+    invalid
+
+[pypi]
+username:tarek
+password:xxx
+"""
+
 
 class BasePyPIRCCommandTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
                             support.LoggingSilencer,
@@ -132,6 +143,14 @@ class PyPIRCCommandTestCase(BasePyPIRCCommandTestCase):
                   ('server', 'server3'), ('username', 'cbiggles')]
         self.assertEqual(config, waited)
 
+    def test_config_invalid_entry(self):
+        self.write_file(self.rc, INVALID_SERVER_ENTRY)
+        cmd = self._cmd(self.dist)
+        cmd.repository = 'invalid'
+        config = cmd._read_pypirc()
+        config = list(config.items())
+        self.assertEqual(config, [])
+
 
 def test_suite():
     return unittest.makeSuite(PyPIRCCommandTestCase)