diff --git a/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs b/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs
index a95bdb867..33ecaa6d8 100644
--- a/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Core/ConfuserEngine.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ private static void RunPipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline, ConfuserContext con
 				context.CurrentModuleWriterListener = null;
 
 				pipeline.ExecuteStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, BeginModule, () => getModuleDefs(context.CurrentModule), context);
+				pipeline.ExecuteStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, ProcessModule, () => getModuleDefs(context.CurrentModule), context);
 				pipeline.ExecuteStage(PipelineStage.OptimizeMethods, OptimizeMethods, () => getModuleDefs(context.CurrentModule), context);
 				pipeline.ExecuteStage(PipelineStage.EndModule, EndModule, () => getModuleDefs(context.CurrentModule), context);
 
@@ -318,6 +319,9 @@ private static void BeginModule(ConfuserContext context) {
 				}
 		}
 
+		private static void ProcessModule(ConfuserContext context) {
+		}
+
 		private static void OptimizeMethods(ConfuserContext context) {
 			foreach (TypeDef type in context.CurrentModule.GetTypes())
 				foreach (MethodDef method in type.Methods) {
diff --git a/Confuser.Core/ProtectionPipeline.cs b/Confuser.Core/ProtectionPipeline.cs
index f4933f655..ff14e0ef2 100644
--- a/Confuser.Core/ProtectionPipeline.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Core/ProtectionPipeline.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ public enum PipelineStage {
 		/// </summary>
 		BeginModule,
 
+		/// <summary>
+		///     Confuser engine processes a module.
+		///     This stage occurs once per module.
+		/// </summary>
+		ProcessModule,
+
 		/// <summary>
 		///     Confuser engine optimizes opcodes of the method bodys.
 		///     This stage occurs once per module.
diff --git a/Confuser.Protections/AntiDebugProtection.cs b/Confuser.Protections/AntiDebugProtection.cs
index 41cc3d724..24517bc19 100644
--- a/Confuser.Protections/AntiDebugProtection.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Protections/AntiDebugProtection.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected override void Initialize(ConfuserContext context) {
 		}
 
 		protected override void PopulatePipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline) {
-			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, new AntiDebugPhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, new AntiDebugPhase(this));
 		}
 
 		private class AntiDebugPhase : ProtectionPhase {
diff --git a/Confuser.Protections/AntiDumpProtection.cs b/Confuser.Protections/AntiDumpProtection.cs
index fc3f065d5..a5980f377 100644
--- a/Confuser.Protections/AntiDumpProtection.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Protections/AntiDumpProtection.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected override void Initialize(ConfuserContext context) {
 		}
 
 		protected override void PopulatePipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline) {
-			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, new AntiDumpPhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, new AntiDumpPhase(this));
 		}
 
 		private class AntiDumpPhase : ProtectionPhase {
diff --git a/Confuser.Protections/AntiILDasmProtection.cs b/Confuser.Protections/AntiILDasmProtection.cs
index bc6ff6125..be4526291 100644
--- a/Confuser.Protections/AntiILDasmProtection.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Protections/AntiILDasmProtection.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ protected override void Initialize(ConfuserContext context) {
 		}
 
 		protected override void PopulatePipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline) {
-			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, new AntiILDasmPhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, new AntiILDasmPhase(this));
 		}
 
 		private class AntiILDasmPhase : ProtectionPhase {
diff --git a/Confuser.Protections/Constants/ConstantProtection.cs b/Confuser.Protections/Constants/ConstantProtection.cs
index 7a1fb5c1a..94086da31 100644
--- a/Confuser.Protections/Constants/ConstantProtection.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Protections/Constants/ConstantProtection.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ protected override void Initialize(ConfuserContext context) {
 		}
 
 		protected override void PopulatePipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline) {
-			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, new InjectPhase(this));
-			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.OptimizeMethods, new EncodePhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, new InjectPhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, new EncodePhase(this));
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/Confuser.Protections/ReferenceProxy/ReferenceProxyProtection.cs b/Confuser.Protections/ReferenceProxy/ReferenceProxyProtection.cs
index 3a411ff66..9d7755d49 100644
--- a/Confuser.Protections/ReferenceProxy/ReferenceProxyProtection.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Protections/ReferenceProxy/ReferenceProxyProtection.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected override void Initialize(ConfuserContext context) {
 		}
 
 		protected override void PopulatePipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline) {
-			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, new ReferenceProxyPhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, new ReferenceProxyPhase(this));
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/Confuser.Protections/Resources/ResourceProtection.cs b/Confuser.Protections/Resources/ResourceProtection.cs
index d9f4df57a..721b7a9d2 100644
--- a/Confuser.Protections/Resources/ResourceProtection.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Protections/Resources/ResourceProtection.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ protected override void Initialize(ConfuserContext context) {
 		}
 
 		protected override void PopulatePipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline) {
-			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, new InjectPhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.ProcessModule, new InjectPhase(this));
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/Confuser.Renamer/NameProtection.cs b/Confuser.Renamer/NameProtection.cs
index e42d1415e..8b2dc7b2f 100644
--- a/Confuser.Renamer/NameProtection.cs
+++ b/Confuser.Renamer/NameProtection.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ protected override void Initialize(ConfuserContext context) {
 
 		protected override void PopulatePipeline(ProtectionPipeline pipeline) {
 			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.Inspection, new AnalyzePhase(this));
-			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.EndModule, new RenamePhase(this));
-			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.EndModule, new PostRenamePhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPostStage(PipelineStage.BeginModule, new RenamePhase(this));
+			pipeline.InsertPreStage(PipelineStage.EndModule, new PostRenamePhase(this));
 		}
 	}
 }
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