diff --git a/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py b/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py
index 1342f793..70fb0d58 100644
--- a/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py
+++ b/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ __version__ = '0.3.1'
 from . import shims
 
 
-old_module = sys.modules["pip_shims"]
+old_module = sys.modules[__name__]
 
 
-module = sys.modules["pip_shims"] = shims._new()
+module = sys.modules[__name__] = shims._new()
 module.shims = shims
 module.__dict__.update({
     '__file__': __file__,
diff --git a/tasks/vendoring/patches/vendor/pip_shims_module_names.patch b/tasks/vendoring/patches/vendor/pip_shims_module_names.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8658dcaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/vendoring/patches/vendor/pip_shims_module_names.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py b/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py
+index 1342f793..70fb0d58 100644
+--- a/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py
++++ b/pipenv/vendor/pip_shims/__init__.py
+@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ __version__ = '0.3.1'
+ from . import shims
+ 
+ 
+-old_module = sys.modules["pip_shims"]
++old_module = sys.modules[__name__]
+ 
+ 
+-module = sys.modules["pip_shims"] = shims._new()
++module = sys.modules[__name__] = shims._new()
+ module.shims = shims
+ module.__dict__.update({
+     '__file__': __file__,