+# invalid sources.list file
+echo "deb http://ftp.debian.org" > $SOURCES
+
+testequalwithmsg "Invalid sources.list file gives proper error" "E: Malformed line 1 in source list $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY/rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list (dist)
+E: The list of sources could not be read." aptget update --print-uris
+
+echo "Type: deb
+Dist: stable
+" > $SOURCES
+
+testequalwithmsg "Invalid deb822 sources.list file gives proper error" "E: Malformed stanza 0 in source list $TMPWORKINGDIRECTORY/rootdir/etc/apt/sources.list (URI parse)
+E: The list of sources could not be read." aptget update --print-uris