diff --git a/roles/enable_modules/tasks/main.yml b/roles/enable_modules/tasks/main.yml
index 1603920ada9eb397f76688b57943a20bcc026487..a6e64c7e2866d4a10e1d84e4d51a4111fc417978 100644
--- a/roles/enable_modules/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/enable_modules/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,20 +34,31 @@
 #  vars:
 #    MODULESHOMEvar: '/usr/share/modules'
 
+#note, alias profile here is over written 
 - name: template modulecmd bash
-  template: src=modulecmd.sh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/modulecmd.sh
+  template: src=modulecmd.sh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/zz_runlast_modulecmd.sh
   become: true
   become_user: root
   when: default_modules == "modulecmd"
 
-- name: template patchmodulecmd bash
-  template: src=patchmodulecmd.sh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/patchmodulecmd.sh.j2
+#simon: this is to redefine bash `module` function as it is overwritten in module.sh
+#- name: template patchmodulecmd bash
+#  template: src=patchmodulecmd.sh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/patchmodulecmd.sh
+#  become: true
+#  become_user: root
+#  when: default_modules == "modulecmd"
+
+- name: delete anachronistic file  simon to remove later
+  file:
+    path: /etc/profile.d/patchmodulecmd.sh.j2
+    state: absent
   become: true
   become_user: root
-  when: default_modules == "modulecmd"
+  ignore_errors: true
+    
 
 - name: template modulecmd csh
-  template: src=modulecmd.csh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/modulecmd.csh
+  template: src=modulecmd.csh.j2 dest=/etc/profile.d/zz_runlast_modulecmd.csh
   become: true
   become_user: root
   when: default_modules == "modulecmd"