diff --git a/build_pdata.sh b/build_pdata.sh
index 82b51a95b9a9e58c078c6a0b8952e549dbd7ccc8..61483a38e21e266a5c031b40a48ac6993b1a2fc0 100644
--- a/build_pdata.sh
+++ b/build_pdata.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ then
 
 ## produce the module path
 
+ source ~/.bashrc
  module load gcc/4.9.2
  module load openmpi/1.8.1
  module load boost/1.54.0