diff --git a/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp b/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp
index 6ee006c1f0..19c4702108 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/methods/ann/init_rules/glorot_init.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ class GlorotInitialization
 /**
  * XavierInitilization is the popular name for this method.
  */
-using XavierInitialization = GlorotInitialization<false>
+using XavierInitialization = GlorotInitialization<true>;
+using GlorotInitialization = GlorotInitialization<false>;
 } // namespace ann
 } // namespace mlpack
 
diff --git a/src/mlpack/tests/init_rules_test.cpp b/src/mlpack/tests/init_rules_test.cpp
index 21aea0a1de..af36d9bae1 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/tests/init_rules_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/tests/init_rules_test.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GlorotInitUniformTest)
   arma::mat weights;
   arma::cube weights3d;
 
-  GlorotInitialization<true> glorotInit;
+  XavierInitialization glorotInit;
 
   glorotInit.Initialize(weights, 100, 100);
   glorotInit.Initialize(weights3d, 100, 100, 2);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GlorotInitNormalTest)
   arma::mat weights;
   arma::cube weights3d;
 
-  GlorotInitialization<false> glorotInit;
+  GlorotInitialization glorotInit;
 
   glorotInit.Initialize(weights, 100, 100);
   glorotInit.Initialize(weights3d, 100, 100, 2);