diff --git a/jedi/imports.py b/jedi/imports.py
index 3d708329..3986b0ea 100644
--- a/jedi/imports.py
+++ b/jedi/imports.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class ImportPath(pr.Base):
                     rel_path = self.get_relative_path()
                     with common.ignored(ImportError):
                         current_namespace = follow_str(rel_path, '__init__')
-                else:
+                elif current_namespace[2]:  # is a package
                     for n in self._namespace_packages(current_namespace[1],
                                                       self.import_path[:i]):
                         try:
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index ab58a87e..21f00ce2 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 addopts = --doctest-modules
 
 # Ignore broken files in blackbox test directories
-norecursedirs = .* docs completion refactor absolute_import
+norecursedirs = .* docs completion refactor absolute_import namespace_package
 
 # Activate `clean_jedi_cache` fixture for all tests.  This should be
 # fine as long as we are using `clean_jedi_cache` as a session scoped
diff --git a/test/namespace_package/ns1/pkg/__init__.py b/test/namespace_package/ns1/pkg/__init__.py
index 9f7cd1fb..bc10ee24 100644
--- a/test/namespace_package/ns1/pkg/__init__.py
+++ b/test/namespace_package/ns1/pkg/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 foo = 'ns1!'
 
 # this is a namespace package
-try
+try:
     import pkg_resources
     pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
 except ImportError: