diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py
index 72bcf2e169..92f78b94fd 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/__init__.py
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ class ModuleStoreReadBase(BulkOperationsMixin, ModuleStoreRead):
         '''
         Set up the error-tracking logic.
         '''
-        super(ModuleStoreReadBase, self).__init__()
+        super(ModuleStoreReadBase, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self._course_errors = defaultdict(make_error_tracker)  # location -> ErrorLog
         # TODO move the inheritance_cache_subsystem to classes which use it
         self.metadata_inheritance_cache_subsystem = metadata_inheritance_cache_subsystem
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py
index 67aebc14ad..60b2dd8844 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/django.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import threading
 
 from xmodule.util.django import get_current_request_hostname
 import xmodule.modulestore  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+from xmodule.modulestore.mixed import MixedModuleStore
+from xmodule.modulestore.draft_and_published import BranchSettingMixin
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
 import xblock.reference.plugins
 
@@ -66,6 +68,12 @@ def create_modulestore_instance(engine, content_store, doc_store_config, options
     except InvalidCacheBackendError:
         metadata_inheritance_cache = get_cache('default')
 
+    if issubclass(class_, MixedModuleStore):
+        _options['create_modulestore_instance'] = create_modulestore_instance
+
+    if issubclass(class_, BranchSettingMixin):
+        _options['branch_setting_func'] = _get_modulestore_branch_setting
+
     return class_(
         contentstore=content_store,
         metadata_inheritance_cache_subsystem=metadata_inheritance_cache,
@@ -75,8 +83,6 @@ def create_modulestore_instance(engine, content_store, doc_store_config, options
         doc_store_config=doc_store_config,
         i18n_service=i18n_service or ModuleI18nService(),
         fs_service=fs_service or xblock.reference.plugins.FSService(),
-        branch_setting_func=_get_modulestore_branch_setting,
-        create_modulestore_instance=create_modulestore_instance,
         **_options
     )
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/draft_and_published.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/draft_and_published.py
index c5b6a86585..1f8f521758 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/draft_and_published.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/draft_and_published.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class BranchSettingMixin(object):
         :param branch_setting_func: a function that returns the default branch setting for this object.
             If not specified, ModuleStoreEnum.Branch.published_only is used as the default setting.
         """
-        super(BranchSettingMixin, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.default_branch_setting_func = kwargs.pop(
             'branch_setting_func',
             lambda: ModuleStoreEnum.Branch.published_only
         )
+        super(BranchSettingMixin, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         # cache the branch setting on a local thread to support a multi-threaded environment
         self.thread_cache = threading.local()
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
index c4092f3355..7dc26c4b8c 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import BlockUsageLocator, CourseLocator
 from xmodule.exceptions import InvalidVersionError
 from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
-from xmodule.modulestore.draft_and_published import UnsupportedRevisionError
+from xmodule.modulestore.draft_and_published import UnsupportedRevisionError, ModuleStoreDraftAndPublished
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError, DuplicateCourseError, ReferentialIntegrityError, NoPathToItem
 from xmodule.modulestore.mixed import MixedModuleStore
 from xmodule.modulestore.search import path_to_location
@@ -1789,9 +1789,11 @@ def create_modulestore_instance(engine, contentstore, doc_store_config, options,
     """
     class_ = load_function(engine)
 
+    if issubclass(class_, ModuleStoreDraftAndPublished):
+        options['branch_setting_func'] = lambda: ModuleStoreEnum.Branch.draft_preferred
+
     return class_(
         doc_store_config=doc_store_config,
         contentstore=contentstore,
-        branch_setting_func=lambda: ModuleStoreEnum.Branch.draft_preferred,
         **options
     )
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py
index 907e8e42ab..aade361934 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class XMLModuleStore(ModuleStoreReadBase):
     """
     def __init__(
         self, data_dir, default_class=None, course_dirs=None, course_ids=None,
-        load_error_modules=True, i18n_service=None, pyfs_service=None, **kwargs
+        load_error_modules=True, i18n_service=None, fs_service=None, **kwargs
     ):
         """
         Initialize an XMLModuleStore from data_dir
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class XMLModuleStore(ModuleStoreReadBase):
         self.field_data = inheriting_field_data(kvs=DictKeyValueStore())
 
         self.i18n_service = i18n_service
-        self.pyfs_service = pyfs_service
+        self.fs_service = fs_service
 
         # If we are specifically asked for missing courses, that should
         # be an error.  If we are asked for "all" courses, find the ones
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ class XMLModuleStore(ModuleStoreReadBase):
             if self.i18n_service:
                 services['i18n'] = self.i18n_service
 
-            if self.pyfs_service:
-                services['fs'] = self.pyfs_service
+            if self.fs_service:
+                services['fs'] = self.fs_service
 
             system = ImportSystem(
                 xmlstore=self,