diff --git a/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py b/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
index e9dffaaca5..e92bc87450 100644
--- a/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
+++ b/easybuild/framework/easyblock.py
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ def perform_step(step, obj, method, logfile):
                     return get_easyblock_instance(obj)
                 else:
                     apploginfo(obj, "Running %s step" % step)
-                    method(obj)
+                    method(obj)()
             except Exception, err:  # catch all possible errors, also crashes in EasyBuild code itself
                 fullerr = str(err)
                 if not isinstance(err, EasyBuildError):
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ def perform_step(step, obj, method, logfile):
                     _log.info("Skipping step %s" % step_name)
                 else:
                     for step_method in step_methods:
-                        method_name = '_'.join(step_method.func_code.co_names)
+                        method_name = step_method(app).__name__
                         perform_step('_'.join([step_name, method_name]), app, step_method, applog)
 
             # close log and move it
diff --git a/test/framework/toy_build.py b/test/framework/toy_build.py
index 2aa8469112..2b3f116bf4 100644
--- a/test/framework/toy_build.py
+++ b/test/framework/toy_build.py
@@ -1029,6 +1029,17 @@ def test_package_skip(self):
         toypkg = os.path.join(pkgpath, 'toy-0.0-eb-%s.1.rpm' % EASYBUILD_VERSION)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(toypkg), "%s is there" % toypkg)
 
+    def test_regtest(self):
+        """Test use of --regtest."""
+        self.test_toy_build(extra_args=['--regtest', '--sequential'], verify=False)
+
+        # just check whether module exists
+        toy_module = os.path.join(self.test_installpath, 'modules', 'all', 'toy', '0.0')
+        msg = "module %s found" % toy_module
+        if get_module_syntax() == 'Lua':
+            toy_module += '.lua'
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(toy_module), msg)
+
 
 def suite():
     """ return all the tests in this file """