diff --git a/easybuild/tools/modules.py b/easybuild/tools/modules.py
index 2d0d949f1c..20bb9104b2 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/modules.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/modules.py
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ def set_and_check_version(self):
         """Get the module version, and check any requirements"""
 
         # 'lmod python update' needs to be run after changing $MODULEPATH
-        self.run_module('update')
+        #self.run_module('update')
 
         super(Lmod, self).set_and_check_version()
 
@@ -706,7 +706,10 @@ def available(self, mod_name=None):
 
     def update(self):
         """Update after new modules were added."""
-        spider_cmd = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.cmd), 'spider')
+        
+	return
+
+	spider_cmd = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.cmd), 'spider')
         cmd = [spider_cmd, '-o', 'moduleT', os.environ['MODULEPATH']]
         self.log.debug("Running command '%s'..." % ' '.join(cmd))
         proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, env=os.environ)
diff --git a/test/framework/modules.py b/test/framework/modules.py
index ef970e0abd..357692b75c 100644
--- a/test/framework/modules.py
+++ b/test/framework/modules.py
@@ -240,8 +240,11 @@ def suite():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main(exit=False)
+    gt = 0
     for subcmd in sorted(MODULE_SUBCMD_TIMINGS.keys()):
         total = sum(MODULE_SUBCMD_TIMINGS[subcmd])
+	gt    += total 
         cnt = len(MODULE_SUBCMD_TIMINGS[subcmd])
         if cnt > 0:
-            print "avg time (in secs) for %s: %s (cnt: %s)" % (subcmd, total/cnt, cnt)
+            print "avg time (in secs) for %9s: %8.4f (cnt: %3d, total: %7.3f)" % (subcmd, total/cnt, cnt, total)
+    print "total module time: ", gt