diff --git a/easybuild/tools/systemtools.py b/easybuild/tools/systemtools.py
index 13e28cc6f3..730def2ce2 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/systemtools.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/systemtools.py
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ def get_system_info():
     return {
         'core_count': get_avail_core_count(),
         'total_memory': get_total_memory(),
+        'cpu_arch': get_cpu_architecture(),
         'cpu_arch_name': get_cpu_arch_name(),
         'cpu_model': get_cpu_model(),
         'cpu_speed': get_cpu_speed(),
diff --git a/easybuild/tools/testing.py b/easybuild/tools/testing.py
index ec7d83ba37..7086c692fb 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/testing.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/testing.py
@@ -268,12 +268,11 @@ def post_easyconfigs_pr_test_report(pr_nr, test_report, msg, init_session_state,
     if system_info['cpu_arch_name'] != UNKNOWN:
         system_info['cpu_model'] += " (%s)" % system_info['cpu_arch_name']
 
-    short_system_info = "%(hostname)s - %(os_type)s %(os_name)s %(os_version)s, %(cpu_model)s, Python %(pyver)s" % {
+    os_info = '%(hostname)s - %(os_type)s %(os_name)s %(os_version)s' % system_info
+    short_system_info = "%(os_info)s, %(cpu_arch)s, %(cpu_model)s, Python %(pyver)s" % {
+        'os_info': os_info,
+        'cpu_arch': system_info['cpu_arch'],
         'cpu_model': system_info['cpu_model'],
-        'hostname': system_info['hostname'],
-        'os_name': system_info['os_name'],
-        'os_type': system_info['os_type'],
-        'os_version': system_info['os_version'],
         'pyver': system_info['python_version'].split(' ')[0],
     }