diff --git a/bot/test.sh b/bot/test.sh
index b6306b902d..44fd8a39c3 100755
--- a/bot/test.sh
+++ b/bot/test.sh
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ echo "bot/test.sh: created unique base tmp storage directory at ${JOB_STORAGE}"
 
 echo "bot/test.sh: MODULEPATH='${MODULEPATH}'"
 echo "bot/test.sh: does it know that it is on a UGent cluster? HPCUGENT_FAMILY_CLUSTER='${HPCUGENT_FAMILY_CLUSTER}'"
-if [ -z "$HPCUGENT_FAMILY_CLUSTER" ]; then
-    module --force purge
-    echo "bot/test.sh: MODULEPATH='${MODULEPATH}'"
-fi
+module --force purge 
+# should be ok to this because won't cause trouble on mc clusters and if modules need to be loaded it is part of the bot script which happens after this
+echo "bot/test.sh: MODULEPATH='${MODULEPATH}'"
 # obtain list of modules to be loaded
 LOAD_MODULES=$(cfg_get_value "site_config" "load_modules")
 echo "bot/test.sh: LOAD_MODULES='${LOAD_MODULES}'"