diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 34db0477..354c3447 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class Config(RawConfigParser):
                     sections[current_section] = [current_line, current_line]
 
             current_line += 1
-        if not duplicate_section:
+        if not duplicate_section and current_section:
             sections[current_section][1] = current_line
 
         return (sections, lines_before)