diff --git a/src/configure/mod.rs b/src/configure/mod.rs
index f35f901f2..67819ce00 100644
--- a/src/configure/mod.rs
+++ b/src/configure/mod.rs
@@ -660,3 +660,32 @@ pub fn read_autoconf_file(context: &Context, url: &str) -> *mut libc::c_char {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+
+    use crate::test_utils::*;
+    use crate::config::*;
+    use crate::configure::dc_job_do_DC_JOB_CONFIGURE_IMAP;
+    use crate::job::*;
+    use crate::param::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_no_panic_on_bad_credentials() {
+        let t = dummy_context();
+        t.ctx.set_config(Config::Addr, Some("probably@unexistant.addr")).unwrap();
+        t.ctx.set_config(Config::MailPw, Some("123456")).unwrap();
+        let job = Job {
+            job_id: 1,
+            action: Action::ConfigureImap,
+            foreign_id: 0,
+            desired_timestamp: 0,
+            added_timestamp: 0,
+            tries: 0,
+            param: Params::new(),
+            try_again: 0,
+            pending_error: None,
+        };
+        unsafe { dc_job_do_DC_JOB_CONFIGURE_IMAP(&t.ctx, &job); }
+    }
+}
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