diff --git a/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py b/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
index b17806b7c2..33110c61dd 100644
--- a/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
+++ b/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ def check_readiness_step(self):
                 self.log.info("No module %s found. Not skipping anything." % self.full_mod_name)
 
         # remove existing module file under --force (but only if --skip is not used)
-        elif build_option('force') or build_option('rebuild'):
+        elif (build_option('force') or build_option('rebuild')) and not build_option('dump_env_script'):
             self.remove_module_file()
 
     def fetch_step(self, skip_checksums=False):
diff --git a/easybuild/main.py b/easybuild/main.py
index df5f23a460..42bd83dff5 100644
--- a/easybuild/main.py
+++ b/easybuild/main.py
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ def process_eb_args(eb_args, eb_go, cfg_settings, modtool, testing, init_session
     dry_run_mode = options.dry_run or options.dry_run_short or options.missing_modules
 
     keep_available_modules = any((
-        forced, dry_run_mode, options.extended_dry_run, any_pr_option_set, options.copy_ec, options.inject_checksums,
-        options.sanity_check_only, options.inject_checksums_to_json)
-    )
+        forced, dry_run_mode, any_pr_option_set, options.copy_ec, options.dump_env_script, options.extended_dry_run,
+        options.inject_checksums, options.inject_checksums_to_json, options.sanity_check_only
+    ))
 
     # skip modules that are already installed unless forced, or unless an option is used that warrants not skipping
     if not keep_available_modules:
diff --git a/easybuild/tools/config.py b/easybuild/tools/config.py
index 3a5cbecb55..6bec64764c 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/config.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/config.py
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ def mk_full_default_path(name, prefix=DEFAULT_PREFIX):
         'debug',
         'debug_lmod',
         'dump_autopep8',
+        'dump_env_script',
         'enforce_checksums',
         'experimental',
         'extended_dry_run',
diff --git a/test/framework/easyblock.py b/test/framework/easyblock.py
index 7ab5674b97..19218eca6a 100644
--- a/test/framework/easyblock.py
+++ b/test/framework/easyblock.py
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ def test_fetch_patches(self):
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[1]['level'], 4)
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[2]['name'], toy_patch)
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[2]['sourcepath'], 'foobar')
-        self.assertEqual(eb.patches[3]['name'], 'toy-0.0.tar.gz'),
+        self.assertEqual(eb.patches[3]['name'], 'toy-0.0.tar.gz')
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[3]['copy'], 'some/path')
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[4]['name'], toy_patch)
         self.assertEqual(eb.patches[4]['level'], 0)
diff --git a/test/framework/options.py b/test/framework/options.py
index b2f3da43c1..3deaf8cf9c 100644
--- a/test/framework/options.py
+++ b/test/framework/options.py
@@ -4522,7 +4522,7 @@ def test_github_new_update_pr(self):
         res = [d for d in res if os.path.basename(d) != os.path.basename(git_working_dir)]
         if len(res) == 1:
             unstaged_file_full = os.path.join(res[0], unstaged_file)
-            self.assertNotExists(unstaged_file_full), "%s not found in %s" % (unstaged_file, res[0])
+            self.assertNotExists(unstaged_file_full)
         else:
             self.fail("Found copy of easybuild-easyconfigs working copy")
 
@@ -5249,6 +5249,45 @@ def test_dump_env_script(self):
         ])
         self.assertEqual(out.strip(), expected_out)
 
+    def test_dump_env_script_existing_module(self):
+        toy_ec = 'toy-0.0.eb'
+
+        os.chdir(self.test_prefix)
+        self._run_mock_eb([toy_ec, '--force'], do_build=True)
+        env_script = os.path.join(self.test_prefix, os.path.splitext(toy_ec)[0] + '.env')
+        test_module = os.path.join(self.test_installpath, 'modules', 'all', 'toy', '0.0')
+        if get_module_syntax() == 'Lua':
+            test_module += '.lua'
+        self.assertExists(test_module)
+        self.assertNotExists(env_script)
+
+        args = [toy_ec, '--dump-env']
+        os.chdir(self.test_prefix)
+        self._run_mock_eb(args, do_build=True, raise_error=True)
+        self.assertExists(env_script)
+        self.assertExists(test_module)
+        module_content = read_file(test_module)
+        env_file_content = read_file(env_script)
+
+        error_msg = (r"Script\(s\) already exists, not overwriting them \(unless --force is used\): "
+                     + os.path.basename(env_script))
+        os.chdir(self.test_prefix)
+        self.assertErrorRegex(EasyBuildError, error_msg, self._run_mock_eb, args, do_build=True, raise_error=True)
+        self.assertExists(env_script)
+        self.assertExists(test_module)
+        # Unchanged module and env file
+        self.assertEqual(read_file(test_module), module_content)
+        self.assertEqual(read_file(env_script), env_file_content)
+
+        args.append('--force')
+        os.chdir(self.test_prefix)
+        self._run_mock_eb(args, do_build=True, raise_error=True)
+        self.assertExists(env_script)
+        self.assertExists(test_module)
+        # Unchanged module and env file
+        self.assertEqual(read_file(test_module), module_content)
+        self.assertEqual(read_file(env_script), env_file_content)
+
     def test_stop(self):
         """Test use of --stop."""
         args = ['toy-0.0.eb', '--force', '--stop=configure']