diff --git a/stix2/v20/common.py b/stix2/v20/common.py
index 2d15529..ef45060 100644
--- a/stix2/v20/common.py
+++ b/stix2/v20/common.py
@@ -145,7 +145,14 @@ def CustomMarking(type='x-custom-marking', properties=None):
 
             def __init__(self, **kwargs):
                 _STIXBase.__init__(self, **kwargs)
-                cls.__init__(self, **kwargs)
+                try:
+                    cls.__init__(self, **kwargs)
+                except (AttributeError, TypeError) as e:
+                    # Don't accidentally catch errors raised in a custom __init__()
+                    if ("has no attribute '__init__'" in str(e) or
+                            str(e) == "object.__init__() takes no parameters"):
+                        return
+                    raise e
 
         _register_marking(_Custom)
         return _Custom