diff --git a/load_easybuild_module.sh b/load_easybuild_module.sh
index d1bfd18b..e22f50c8 100755
--- a/load_easybuild_module.sh
+++ b/load_easybuild_module.sh
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ fi
 
 echo ">> Loading EasyBuild v${EB_VERSION} module..."
 module ${IGNORE_CACHE} load EasyBuild/${EB_VERSION}
+# EESSI-extend checks for the EB version being used.
+# If EESSI-extend is already loaded, we need to reload it in order to reevaluate the checks and reconfigure EasyBuild.
+module is-loaded EESSI-extend && module load EESSI-extend
+
 eb_show_system_info_out=${TMPDIR}/eb_show_system_info.out
 ${EB} --show-system-info > ${eb_show_system_info_out}
 if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then