diff --git a/jedi/keywords.py b/jedi/keywords.py
index 8821b500..950270b7 100644
--- a/jedi/keywords.py
+++ b/jedi/keywords.py
@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ def imitate_pydoc(string):
     except TypeError:
         return ''
 
-    return pydoc_topics.topics[label] if pydoc_topics else ''
+    try:
+        return pydoc_topics.topics[label] if pydoc_topics else ''
+    except KeyError:
+        return ''
diff --git a/test/regression.py b/test/regression.py
index 2c4e8d50..60f8f414 100755
--- a/test/regression.py
+++ b/test/regression.py
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ import api
 
 
 class Base(unittest.TestCase):
-    def get_def(self, src, pos):
+    def get_def(self, src, pos=None):
+        if pos is None:
+            pos = 1, len(src)
         script = api.Script(src, pos[0], pos[1], None)
         return script.get_definition()
 
@@ -254,6 +256,11 @@ class TestRegression(Base):
         types = [o.type for o in objs]
         assert 'Import' not in types and 'Class' in types
 
+    def test_keyword_definition_doc(self):
+        """ github jedi-vim issue #44 """
+        defs = self.get_def("print")
+        assert [d.doc for d in defs]
+
 
 class TestFeature(Base):
     def test_full_name(self):