diff --git a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
index 1d73a26..f3400a0 100644
--- a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
+++ b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
@@ -2747,7 +2747,7 @@ if (( ${#GroupDepths[@]} == 0 )); then
 fi
 
 case ${subcommand} in
-	load|purge|search )
+	load|purge|search|switch )
 		declare -r tmpfile=$( ${mktemp} /tmp/Pmodules.XXXXXX ) \
 			|| std::die 1 "Oops: unable to create tmp file!"
 		;;