diff --git a/test/test_leak.py b/test/test_leak.py
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+import unittest
+
+import utils
+
+class TestLeak(utils.RepoTestCase):
+    def test_index_iter(self):
+        index = self.repo.index
+        while True:
+            list(index)
+
+    def test_index_getitem(self):
+        index = self.repo.index
+        while True:
+            index[0]
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()