diff --git a/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_channels.py b/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_channels.py
index 68cc45d1a5e..6c37754142e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_channels.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_interpreters/test_channels.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class TestChannels(TestBase):
         self.assertEqual(after, created)
 
     def test_shareable(self):
+        interp = interpreters.create()
         rch, sch = channels.create()
 
         self.assertTrue(
@@ -60,8 +61,25 @@ class TestChannels(TestBase):
         rch2 = rch.recv()
         sch2 = rch.recv()
 
+        interp.prepare_main(rch=rch, sch=sch)
+        sch.send_nowait(rch)
+        sch.send_nowait(sch)
+        interp.exec(dedent("""
+            rch2 = rch.recv()
+            sch2 = rch.recv()
+            assert rch2 == rch
+            assert sch2 == sch
+
+            sch.send_nowait(rch2)
+            sch.send_nowait(sch2)
+            """))
+        rch3 = rch.recv()
+        sch3 = rch.recv()
+
         self.assertEqual(rch2, rch)
         self.assertEqual(sch2, sch)
+        self.assertEqual(rch3, rch)
+        self.assertEqual(sch3, sch)
 
     def test_is_closed(self):
         rch, sch = channels.create()
diff --git a/Modules/_interpchannelsmodule.c b/Modules/_interpchannelsmodule.c
index 47dbdeb9a37..f0447475c49 100644
--- a/Modules/_interpchannelsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_interpchannelsmodule.c
@@ -2615,10 +2615,10 @@ _get_current_channelend_type(int end)
     }
     if (cls == NULL) {
         // Force the module to be loaded, to register the type.
-        PyObject *highlevel = PyImport_ImportModule("interpreters.channel");
+        PyObject *highlevel = PyImport_ImportModule("interpreters.channels");
         if (highlevel == NULL) {
             PyErr_Clear();
-            highlevel = PyImport_ImportModule("test.support.interpreters.channel");
+            highlevel = PyImport_ImportModule("test.support.interpreters.channels");
             if (highlevel == NULL) {
                 return NULL;
             }