diff --git a/lib/libpmodules.bash b/lib/libpmodules.bash
index b04896faf3ebf1ab5ef2931364fe18adc0ccfa0c..5948945c0fc7c3cb381544a73ed374431992c9bd 100644
--- a/lib/libpmodules.bash
+++ b/lib/libpmodules.bash
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ if [[ ${bootstrap} == no ]]; then
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	source "${BUILD_BASEDIR}/scripts/Bootstrap/Pmodules_version.conf"
+	read_versions "${BUILD_BASEDIR}/scripts/Bootstrap/Pmodules_version.conf"
 	unset PMODULES_HOME
 	source "/opt/psi/config/environment.bash"
 fi