diff --git a/tests/test_config/bad/__init__.py b/tests/test_config/bad/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_config/bad/attribute.py b/tests/test_config/bad/attribute.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_config/bad/attribute.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+bad = '{pecan.conf.id.does.not.exist}'
diff --git a/tests/test_config/bad/module_and_underscore.py b/tests/test_config/bad/module_and_underscore.py
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+++ b/tests/test_config/bad/module_and_underscore.py
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+import sys
+
+__badattr__ = True
+moduleattr = sys