diff --git a/collects/scheme/place.ss b/collects/scheme/place.ss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..513b93abb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/scheme/place.ss
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(module place '#%kernel
+  (#%require '#%place)
+
+  (#%provide place
+             place_sleep
+             place_wait 
+             place?))
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/env.c b/src/mzscheme/src/env.c
index 728420da5c..3574c9c295 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/env.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/env.c
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ Scheme_Env *scheme_engine_instance_init() {
   
   place_instance_init_pre_kernel(stack_base);
   make_kernel_env();
+  scheme_init_parameterization_readonly_globals();
   env = place_instance_init_post_kernel();
 
   return env;
@@ -348,6 +349,8 @@ static void place_instance_init_pre_kernel(void *stack_base) {
 
   scheme_make_thread(stack_base);
 
+  scheme_init_module_resolver();
+
 #ifdef TIME_STARTUP_PROCESS
   printf("process @ %ld\n", scheme_get_process_milliseconds());
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/module.c b/src/mzscheme/src/module.c
index 150f4f73f9..11bde2ac7e 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/module.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/module.c
@@ -319,8 +319,6 @@ void scheme_init_module(Scheme_Env *env)
   scheme_install_type_writer(scheme_module_type, write_module);
   scheme_install_type_reader(scheme_module_type, read_module);
 
-  scheme_init_module_resolver();
-
   GLOBAL_PARAMETER("current-module-name-resolver",  current_module_name_resolver, MZCONFIG_CURRENT_MODULE_RESOLVER, env);
   GLOBAL_PARAMETER("current-module-declare-name",   current_module_name_prefix,   MZCONFIG_CURRENT_MODULE_NAME,     env);
 
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/schpriv.h b/src/mzscheme/src/schpriv.h
index 84ea52b821..d2f6f82139 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/schpriv.h
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/schpriv.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ void scheme_init_dynamic_extension(Scheme_Env *env);
 extern void scheme_regexp_initialize(Scheme_Env *env);
 #endif
 void scheme_init_memtrace(Scheme_Env *env);
+void scheme_init_parameterization_readonly_globals();
 void scheme_init_parameterization(Scheme_Env *env);
 void scheme_init_getenv(void);
 
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/thread.c b/src/mzscheme/src/thread.c
index 59a702b9a4..5f206268b2 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/thread.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/thread.c
@@ -815,18 +815,21 @@ void scheme_init_memtrace(Scheme_Env *env)
   scheme_finish_primitive_module(newenv);
 }
 
-void scheme_init_parameterization(Scheme_Env *env)
+void scheme_init_parameterization_readonly_globals()
 {
-  Scheme_Object *v;
-  Scheme_Env *newenv;
-
   REGISTER_SO(scheme_exn_handler_key);
   REGISTER_SO(scheme_parameterization_key);
   REGISTER_SO(scheme_break_enabled_key);
   scheme_exn_handler_key = scheme_make_symbol("exnh");
   scheme_parameterization_key = scheme_make_symbol("paramz");
   scheme_break_enabled_key = scheme_make_symbol("break-on?");
+}
   
+void scheme_init_parameterization(Scheme_Env *env)
+{
+  Scheme_Object *v;
+  Scheme_Env *newenv;
+
   REGISTER_SO(recycle_cell);
   REGISTER_SO(maybe_recycle_cell);