diff --git a/hands-on-extrae/mpi/trace.sh b/hands-on-extrae/mpi/trace.sh
index 0578444cb2c51029cc44543c6b24a0cfbb27bda3..f3095bcfb849c35b944dd8abff8790ca544d972b 100755
--- a/hands-on-extrae/mpi/trace.sh
+++ b/hands-on-extrae/mpi/trace.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-source /cvmfs/software.eessi.io/versions/2023.06/software/linux/x86_64/amd/zen3/software/Extrae/4.2.0-gompi-2023b/etc/extrae.sh
+if [ -z $EBROOTEXTRAE ]; then echo "Extrae module not loaded?" >&2; exit 1; fi
+source $EBROOTEXTRAE/etc/extrae.sh
 
 export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4
 export EXTRAE_CONFIG_FILE=extrae.xml