diff --git a/www/src/Lib/importlib/util.py b/www/src/Lib/importlib/util.py
index 8623c8984..d98fa9448 100644
--- a/www/src/Lib/importlib/util.py
+++ b/www/src/Lib/importlib/util.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def _module_to_load(name):
         module = type(sys)(name)
         # This must be done before putting the module in sys.modules
         # (otherwise an optimization shortcut in import.c becomes wrong)
-        module.__initializing__ = True
+        module.__initialized__ = False
         sys.modules[name] = module
     try:
         yield module
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def _module_to_load(name):
             except KeyError:
                 pass
     finally:
-        module.__initializing__ = False
+        module.__initialized__ = True
 
 
 def set_package(fxn):
diff --git a/www/src/Lib/pydoc.py b/www/src/Lib/pydoc.py
index 84e673a7f..e24667cf8 100644
--- a/www/src/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/www/src/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ def _split_list(s, predicate):
 def visiblename(name, all=None, obj=None):
     """Decide whether to show documentation on a variable."""
     # Certain special names are redundant or internal.
-    # XXX Remove __initializing__?
     if name in {'__author__', '__builtins__', '__cached__', '__credits__',
                 '__date__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__spec__',
                 '__loader__', '__module__', '__name__', '__package__',
diff --git a/www/src/Lib/test/test_pkg.py b/www/src/Lib/test/test_pkg.py
index eed0fd1c6..004cda19e 100644
--- a/www/src/Lib/test/test_pkg.py
+++ b/www/src/Lib/test/test_pkg.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def cleanout(root):
 def fixdir(lst):
     if "__builtins__" in lst:
         lst.remove("__builtins__")
-    if "__initializing__" in lst:
-        lst.remove("__initializing__")
+    if "__initialized__" in lst:
+        lst.remove("__initialized__")
     return lst
 
 
diff --git a/www/src/py_import.js b/www/src/py_import.js
index a1cc58047..a2e141fbf 100644
--- a/www/src/py_import.js
+++ b/www/src/py_import.js
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ function run_py(module_contents, path, module, compiled) {
         for(let attr in mod){
             module[attr] = mod[attr]
         }
-        module.__initializing__ = false
+        module.__initialized__ = true
         // $B.imported[mod.__name__] must be the module object, so that
         // setting attributes in a program affects the module namespace
         // See issue #7
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ $B.$__import__ = function(mod_name, globals, locals, fromlist){
                 _b_.setattr($B.imported[_parent_name], parsed_name[i],
                     $B.imported[_mod_name])
             }
-            // [Import spec] If __path__ can not be accessed an ImportError is raised
+            // [Import spec] Module check
             if(i < len){
                 try{
                     __path__ = $B.$getattr($B.imported[_mod_name], "__path__")