diff --git a/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh b/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh
index 6c9fa3711d..e439086613 100755
--- a/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh
+++ b/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ esac
 echo "REQ_EB_VERSION=${REQ_EB_VERSION}"
 module avail 2>&1 | grep -i easybuild
 
+export JOB_PROGRESS_FILE="_bot_job${SLURM_JOB_ID}.progress"
+
 echo ">> Checking for EasyBuild module..."
 ml_av_easybuild_out=$TMPDIR/ml_av_easybuild.out
 module avail 2>&1 | grep -i easybuild/${REQ_EB_VERSION} &> ${ml_av_easybuild_out}
@@ -287,6 +289,8 @@ fail_msg="Installation of Qt5 failed, that's frustrating..."
 $EB Qt5-5.14.1-GCCcore-9.3.0.eb --robot --disable-cleanup-tmpdir
 check_exit_code $? "${ok_msg}" "${fail_msg}"
 
+exit 0
+
 # skip test step when installing SciPy-bundle on aarch64,
 # to dance around problem with broken numpy tests;
 # cfr. https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild-easyconfigs/issues/11959
diff --git a/bot/check-result.sh b/bot/check-result.sh
index 55276c405a..e28ae4e38e 100755
--- a/bot/check-result.sh
+++ b/bot/check-result.sh
@@ -82,45 +82,51 @@ job_dir=${PWD}
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> analysing job in directory ${job_dir}"
 
 GP_slurm_out="slurm-${SLURM_JOB_ID}.out"
-[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for job output file(s) matching '"${GP_slurm_out}"'"
 job_out=$(ls ${job_dir} | grep "${GP_slurm_out}")
 [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && SLURM=1 || SLURM=0
+# have to be careful to not add searched for pattern into slurm out file
+[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for job output file(s) matching '"${GP_slurm_out}"'"
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo "   found slurm output file '"${job_out}"'"
 
 GP_error='ERROR: '
-[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_error}"'"
 grep_out=$(grep "${GP_error}" ${job_dir}/${job_out})
 [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && ERROR=1 || ERROR=0
+# have to be careful to not add searched for pattern into slurm out file
+[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_error}"'"
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo "${grep_out}"
 
 GP_failed='FAILED: '
-[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_failed}"'"
 grep_out=$(grep "${GP_failed}" ${job_dir}/${job_out})
 [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && FAILED=1 || FAILED=0
+# have to be careful to not add searched for pattern into slurm out file
+[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_failed}"'"
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo "${grep_out}"
 
 GP_req_missing=' required modules missing:'
-[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_req_missing}"'"
 grep_out=$(grep "${GP_req_missing}" ${job_dir}/${job_out})
 [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && MISSING=1 || MISSING=0
+# have to be careful to not add searched for pattern into slurm out file
+[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_req_missing}"'"
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo "${grep_out}"
 
 GP_no_missing='No missing modules!'
-[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_no_missing}"'"
 grep_out=$(grep "${GP_no_missing}" ${job_dir}/${job_out})
 [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && NO_MISSING=1 || NO_MISSING=0
+# have to be careful to not add searched for pattern into slurm out file
+[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_no_missing}"'"
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo "${grep_out}"
 
 GP_tgz_created="tar.gz created!"
-[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_tgz_created}"'"
-grep_out=$(grep "${GP_tgz_created}" ${job_dir}/${job_out})
 TARBALL=
+grep_out=$(grep "${GP_tgz_created}" ${job_dir}/${job_out})
 if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
     TGZ=1
     TARBALL=$(echo ${grep_out} | sed -e 's@^.*\(eessi[^/ ]*\) .*$@\1@')
 else
     TGZ=0
 fi
+# have to be careful to not add searched for pattern into slurm out file
+[[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo ">> searching for '"${GP_tgz_created}"'"
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo "${grep_out}"
 
 [[ ${VERBOSE} -ne 0 ]] && echo "SUMMARY: ${job_dir}/${job_out}"
diff --git a/eb_hooks.py b/eb_hooks.py
index df7742f999..d98e1b8bfd 100644
--- a/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/eb_hooks.py
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ def parse_hook(ec, *args, **kwargs):
     # determine path to Prefix installation in compat layer via $EPREFIX
     eprefix = get_eessi_envvar('EPREFIX')
 
+    # write name of currently processed ec to _bot_jobJOBID.progress
+    job_progress_file = os.getenv('JOB_PROGRESS_FILE')
+    if job_progress_file:
+        with open(job_progress_file, "w") as jpf:
+            jpf.write(f"[PROGRESS]\nsummary = {ec.filename()}\n")
+
     if ec.name in PARSE_HOOKS:
         PARSE_HOOKS[ec.name](ec, eprefix)