diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index bdab365..94263a2 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -107,17 +107,17 @@ func hilbishLoad(rtm *rt.Runtime) (rt.Value, func()) {
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 `
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "ver", rt.StringValue(version), "Hilbish version")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "user", rt.StringValue(username), "Username of user")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "host", rt.StringValue(host), "Host name of the machine")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "home", rt.StringValue(curuser.HomeDir), "Home directory of the user")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "dataDir", rt.StringValue(dataDir), "Directory for Hilbish's data files")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "interactive", rt.BoolValue(interactive), "If this is an interactive shell")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "login", rt.BoolValue(login), "Whether this is a login shell")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "greeting", rt.StringValue(greeting), "Hilbish's welcome message for interactive shells. It has Lunacolors formatting.")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "vimMode", rt.NilValue, "Current Vim mode of Hilbish (nil if not in Vim mode)")
-	util.SetField(rtm, mod, "exitCode", rt.IntValue(0), "Exit code of last exected command")
-	util.Document(mod, "Hilbish's core API, containing submodules and functions which relate to the shell itself.")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "ver", rt.StringValue(version), "Hilbish version")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "user", rt.StringValue(username), "Username of user")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "host", rt.StringValue(host), "Host name of the machine")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "home", rt.StringValue(curuser.HomeDir), "Home directory of the user")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "dataDir", rt.StringValue(dataDir), "Directory for Hilbish's data files")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "interactive", rt.BoolValue(interactive), "If this is an interactive shell")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "login", rt.BoolValue(login), "Whether this is a login shell")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "greeting", rt.StringValue(greeting), "Hilbish's welcome message for interactive shells. It has Lunacolors formatting.")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "vimMode", rt.NilValue, "Current Vim mode of Hilbish (nil if not in Vim mode)")
+	util.SetFieldProtected(fakeMod, mod, "exitCode", rt.IntValue(0), "Exit code of last exected command")
+	util.Document(fakeMod, "Hilbish's core API, containing submodules and functions which relate to the shell itself.")
 
 	// hilbish.userDir table
 	hshuser := rt.NewTable()
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index e46d4b2..6b5860e 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -25,14 +25,20 @@ func Document(module *rt.Table, doc string) {
 // It is accessible via the __docProp metatable. It is a table of the names of the fields.
 func SetField(rtm *rt.Runtime, module *rt.Table, field string, value rt.Value, doc string) {
 	// TODO:    ^ rtm isnt needed, i should remove it
+	SetFieldDoc(module, field, doc)
+	module.Set(rt.StringValue(field), value)
+}
+
+// SetFieldDoc sets the __docProp metatable for a field on the
+// module.
+func SetFieldDoc(module *rt.Table, field, doc string) {
 	mt := module.Metatable()
-	
+
 	if mt == nil {
 		mt = rt.NewTable()
-
 		module.SetMetatable(mt)
 	}
-	
+
 	docProp := mt.Get(rt.StringValue("__docProp"))
 	if docProp == rt.NilValue {
 		docPropTbl := rt.NewTable()
@@ -41,7 +47,15 @@ func SetField(rtm *rt.Runtime, module *rt.Table, field string, value rt.Value, d
 	}
 
 	docProp.AsTable().Set(rt.StringValue(field), rt.StringValue(doc))
-	module.Set(rt.StringValue(field), value)
+}
+
+// SetFieldProtected sets a field in a protected table. A protected table
+// is one which has a metatable proxy to ensure no overrides happen to it.
+// It sets the field in the table and sets the __docProp metatable on the
+// user facing table.
+func SetFieldProtected(module, realModule *rt.Table, field string, value rt.Value, doc string) {
+	SetFieldDoc(module, field, doc)
+	realModule.Set(rt.StringValue(field), value)
 }
 
 // DoString runs the code string in the Lua runtime.