diff --git a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
index 98b2e49..13b76cb 100644
--- a/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
+++ b/Pmodules/modulecmd.bash.in
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ subcommand_load() {
 				output+="module use ${release}; "
 			fi
 			local group=${line[2]}
-	        	if [[ ! ":${UsedGroups}:" =~ ":${group}:" ]]; then
+	        	if [[ ! ":${UsedGroups}:" =~ ":${group}:" ]] && \
+                           (( ${GroupDepths[${group}]} == 0 )); then
 				output+="module use ${group}; "
 			fi
 			output+="module load ${line[@]:3} ${line[0]}\n"