diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index 91f748550..d66e2f3c9 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int handle_config(const char *key, const char *value, void *cb)
 	}
 	subkey = strrchr(name, '.');
 	if (!subkey)
-		return error("Config with no key for remote %s", name);
+		return 0;
 	remote = make_remote(name, subkey - name);
 	remote->origin = REMOTE_CONFIG;
 	if (!strcmp(subkey, ".mirror"))