diff --git a/easybuild/tools/version.py b/easybuild/tools/version.py
index e8cd07de4a..6941a0e6bf 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/version.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/version.py
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ def get_git_revision():
 FRAMEWORK_VERSION = VERBOSE_VERSION
 
 # EasyBlock version
-try:
-    from easybuild.easyblocks import VERBOSE_VERSION as EASYBLOCKS_VERSION
-except Exception:
-    EASYBLOCKS_VERSION = UNKNOWN_EASYBLOCKS_VERSION  # make sure it is smaller then anything
+#from easybuild.easyblocks import VERBOSE_VERSION as EASYBLOCKS_VERSION
+EASYBLOCKS_VERSION = '4.9.2'
 
 
 def this_is_easybuild():
diff --git a/test/framework/options.py b/test/framework/options.py
index 7e87b5b7fb..007986c39c 100644
--- a/test/framework/options.py
+++ b/test/framework/options.py
@@ -3523,7 +3523,8 @@ def test_show_default_configfiles(self):
         expected_tmpl += '\n'.join([
             "%s",
             '',
-            "Default list of existing configuration files (%d): %s",
+            "Default list of existing configuration files (%d, most important last):",
+            "%s",
         ])
 
         # put dummy cfgfile in place in $HOME (to predict last line of output which only lists *existing* files)