diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/tests/test_import.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/tests/test_import.py
index d34c449f1c..055d132f12 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/tests/test_import.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/tests/test_import.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TestImport(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
 
     COURSE_ID = ['EDx', '0.00x', '2013_Spring', ]
-    DIFF_TERM = ['EDx', '0.00x', '2014_Spring', ]
+    DIFF_RUN = ['EDx', '0.00x', '2014_Spring', ]
 
     def setUp(self):
         """
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ class TestImport(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         with open(os.path.join(self.good_dir, "course", "{0[2]}.xml".format(self.COURSE_ID)), "w+") as f:
             f.write('<course></course>')
 
-        # Create term changed course xml
+        # Create run changed course xml
         self.dupe_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=self.content_dir)
         os.makedirs(os.path.join(self.dupe_dir, "course"))
         with open(os.path.join(self.dupe_dir, "course.xml"), "w+") as f:
             f.write('<course url_name="{0[2]}" org="{0[0]}" '
-                    'course="{0[1]}"/>'.format(self.DIFF_TERM))
+                    'course="{0[1]}"/>'.format(self.DIFF_RUN))
 
-        with open(os.path.join(self.dupe_dir, "course", "{0[2]}.xml".format(self.DIFF_TERM)), "w+") as f:
+        with open(os.path.join(self.dupe_dir, "course", "{0[2]}.xml".format(self.DIFF_RUN)), "w+") as f:
             f.write('<course></course>')
 
     def test_forum_seed(self):
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ class TestImport(ModuleStoreTestCase):
 
     def test_duplicate_with_url(self):
         """
-        Check to make sure an import doesn't import courses that will
-        create find one duplicates
+        Check to make sure an import doesn't import courses that have the
+        same org and course, but they have different runs in order to
+        prevent modulestore "findone" exceptions on deletion
         """
         # Load up base course and verify it is available
         call_command('import', self.content_dir, self.good_dir)
@@ -73,4 +74,4 @@ class TestImport(ModuleStoreTestCase):
 
         # Now load up duped course and verify it doesn't load
         call_command('import', self.content_dir, self.dupe_dir)
-        self.assertIsNone(store.get_course('/'.join(self.DIFF_TERM)))
+        self.assertIsNone(store.get_course('/'.join(self.DIFF_RUN)))
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
index 74ad299523..cd4a694d2e 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ def import_from_xml(
                     course_prefix = u'{0.org}/{0.course}'.format(course_location)
 
                     # Check to see if a course with the same
-                    # pseudo_course_id, but different term exists in
+                    # pseudo_course_id, but different run exists in
                     # the passed store to avoid broken courses
                     courses = store.get_courses()
-                    bad_term = False
+                    bad_run = False
                     for course in courses:
                         if course.location.course_id.startswith(course_prefix):
                             log.debug('Import is overwriting existing course')
                             # Importing over existing course, check
-                            # that terms match or fail
+                            # that runs match or fail
                             if course.location.name != module.location.name:
                                 log.error(
                                     'A course with ID %s exists, and this '
@@ -197,8 +197,9 @@ def import_from_xml(
                                     course.location.course_id,
                                     module.location.course_id
                                 )
-                                bad_term = True
-                    if bad_term:
+                                bad_run = True
+                                break
+                    if bad_run:
                         # Skip this course, but keep trying to import courses
                         continue