diff --git a/wheel/pyproject.toml b/wheel/pyproject.toml
index b051c326d..ee9090fac 100644
--- a/wheel/pyproject.toml
+++ b/wheel/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "maturin"
 bindings = "pyo3"
 features = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
 python-source = "python"
+module-name = "chia_rs._chia_rs"
 
 [project]
 name = "chia_rs"
diff --git a/wheel/python/chia_rs/__init__.py b/wheel/python/chia_rs/__init__.py
index 0f476d128..ded7d2758 100644
--- a/wheel/python/chia_rs/__init__.py
+++ b/wheel/python/chia_rs/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-from .chia_rs import *
+from ._chia_rs import *
 from .spend import Spend
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wheel/src/api.rs b/wheel/src/api.rs
index 9a4a79579..1540117fc 100644
--- a/wheel/src/api.rs
+++ b/wheel/src/api.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ pub fn py_get_flags_for_height_and_constants(height: u32, constants: &ConsensusC
 }
 
 #[pymodule]
-pub fn chia_rs(_py: Python<'_>, m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
+pub fn _chia_rs(_py: Python<'_>, m: &Bound<'_, PyModule>) -> PyResult<()> {
     // generator functions
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(run_block_generator, m)?)?;
     m.add_function(wrap_pyfunction!(run_block_generator2, m)?)?;