diff --git a/plugins/python/pyloader.c b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
index 36d4a170..4687cbb3 100644
--- a/plugins/python/pyloader.c
+++ b/plugins/python/pyloader.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ PyObject *uwsgi_file_loader(void *arg1) {
 	char *callable = up.callable;
 	if (!callable) callable = "application";
 
-	wsgi_file_module = uwsgi_pyimport_by_filename(uwsgi_pythonize(filename), filename);
+	wsgi_file_module = uwsgi_pyimport_by_filename(uwsgi_concat2("uwsgi_file_", uwsgi_pythonize(filename)), filename);
 	if (!wsgi_file_module) {
 		PyErr_Print();
 		exit(1);