diff -r fbb9847b8f43 Lib/packaging/tests/test_install.py
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_install.py	Sun Mar 04 07:15:21 2012 +0200
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_install.py	Sun Mar 04 12:35:49 2012 +0100
@@ -217,13 +217,20 @@
     @unittest.skipIf(threading is None, 'needs threading')
     @use_xmlrpc_server()
     def test_installation_unexisting_project(self, server):
-        # Test that the isntalled raises an exception if the project does not
+        # Test that the installed raises an exception if the project does not
         # exists.
         client = self._get_client(server)
         self.assertRaises(install.InstallationException,
                           install.get_infos,
                           'unexisting project', index=client)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(threading is None, 'needs threading')
+    def test_installation_get_infos_with_default_index(self):
+        # Test the use of the class ClientWrapper to get project metadata
+        output = install.get_infos('bacon')
+        installed, remove, conflict = self._get_results(output)
+        self.assertIn(('bacon', '0.0'), installed)
+
     def test_move_files(self):
         # test that the files are really moved, and that the new path is
         # returned.