diff --git a/bvc/__init__.py b/bvc/__init__.py
index 6171d37..e04c401 100644
--- a/bvc/__init__.py
+++ b/bvc/__init__.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def parse_versions(self, source):
             versions = config.items('versions')
         except NoSectionError:
             logger.debug("'versions' section not found in %s." % source)
-            return {}
+            return []
         logger.info('- %d versions found in %s.' % (len(versions), source))
         return versions
 
diff --git a/bvc/tests.py b/bvc/tests.py
index 0727509..a829024 100644
--- a/bvc/tests.py
+++ b/bvc/tests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Tests for Buildout version checker"""
-from tempfile import TemporaryFile
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 
 from unittest import TestCase
@@ -9,18 +8,43 @@
 from bvc import VersionsChecker
 from bvc import VersionsConfigParser
 
-VersionsChecker
-VersionsConfigParser
+
+class LazyVersionsChecker(VersionsChecker):
+    """
+    VersionsChecker who does nothing at the initialisation
+    excepting recording the arguments.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, **kw):
+        for key, value in kw.items():
+            setattr(self, key, value)
 
 
 class VersionsCheckerTestCase(TestCase):
-    pass
+
+    def test_parse_versions(self):
+        config_file = NamedTemporaryFile()
+        config_file.write('[sections]\nKey=Value\n')
+        config_file.seek(0)
+        checker = LazyVersionsChecker()
+        self.assertEquals(checker.parse_versions(config_file.name),
+                          [])
+        config_file.seek(0)
+        config_file.write('[VERSIONS]\negg=0.1\nEgg = 0.2')
+        config_file.seek(0)
+        self.assertEquals(checker.parse_versions(config_file.name),
+                          [])
+        config_file.seek(0)
+        config_file.write('[versions]\negg=0.1\nEgg = 0.2')
+        config_file.seek(0)
+        self.assertEquals(checker.parse_versions(config_file.name),
+                          [('egg', '0.1'), ('Egg', '0.2')])
+        config_file.close()
 
 
 class VersionsConfigParserTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def test_parse_case_insensitive(self):
-        config_file = TemporaryFile()
+        config_file = NamedTemporaryFile()
         config_file.write('[Section]\nKEY=VALUE\nKey=Value\n')
         config_file.seek(0)
         config_parser = VersionsConfigParser()
@@ -30,7 +54,7 @@ def test_parse_case_insensitive(self):
         config_file.close()
 
     def test_write_section(self):
-        config_file = TemporaryFile()
+        config_file = NamedTemporaryFile()
         config_parser = VersionsConfigParser()
         config_parser.add_section('Section')
         config_parser.set('Section', 'Option', 'Value')
@@ -48,7 +72,7 @@ def test_write_section(self):
         config_file.close()
 
     def test_write_section_custom_indentation(self):
-        config_file = TemporaryFile()
+        config_file = NamedTemporaryFile()
         config_parser = VersionsConfigParser()
         config_parser.indentation = 12
         config_parser.add_section('Section')