diff --git a/pkg/gci/gci_test.go b/pkg/gci/gci_test.go
index 0d6e433..3fe4644 100644
--- a/pkg/gci/gci_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gci/gci_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gci
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path"
@@ -69,3 +70,49 @@ func TestInitGciConfigFromYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, gciCfg.NoInlineComments)
 	assert.True(t, gciCfg.NoPrefixComments)
 }
+
+func TestSkippingOverIncorrectlyFormattedFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg, err := GciStringConfiguration{}.Parse()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	validFileProcessedChan := make(chan bool, 1)
+
+	var importUnclosedCtr, noImportCtr, validCtr int
+	var files []io.FileObj
+	files = append(files, TestFile{io.File{"internal/skipTest/import-unclosed.testgo"}, &importUnclosedCtr})
+	files = append(files, TestFile{io.File{"internal/skipTest/no-import.testgo"}, &noImportCtr})
+	files = append(files, TestFile{io.File{"internal/skipTest/valid.testgo"}, &validCtr})
+
+	generatorFunc := func() ([]io.FileObj, error) {
+		return files, nil
+	}
+	fileAccessTestFunc := func(filePath string, unmodifiedFile, formattedFile []byte) error {
+		if filePath != "internal/skipTest/valid.testgo" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("malformed file %q should not have been processed", filePath)
+		}
+		validFileProcessedChan <- true
+		return nil
+	}
+	err = processFiles(generatorFunc, *cfg, fileAccessTestFunc)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	// check all files have been accessed
+	assert.Equal(t, importUnclosedCtr, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, noImportCtr, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, validCtr, 1)
+	// check that processing for the valid file was called
+	assert.True(t, <-validFileProcessedChan)
+}
+
+type TestFile struct {
+	wrappedFile   io.File
+	accessCounter *int
+}
+
+func (t TestFile) Load() ([]byte, error) {
+	*t.accessCounter++
+	return t.wrappedFile.Load()
+}
+
+func (t TestFile) Path() string {
+	return t.wrappedFile.Path()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/import-unclosed.testgo b/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/import-unclosed.testgo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..289dd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/import-unclosed.testgo
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package main
+import (
+  "golang.org/x/tools"
+
+  "fmt"
+
+  "github.com/daixiang0/gci"
+
diff --git a/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/no-import.testgo b/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/no-import.testgo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6146b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/no-import.testgo
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package main
+
+func X() {
+}
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diff --git a/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/valid.testgo b/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/valid.testgo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52cc6c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gci/internal/skipTest/valid.testgo
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package main
+import (
+  "golang.org/x/tools"
+
+  "fmt"
+
+  "github.com/daixiang0/gci"
+)
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