diff --git a/tcl/report.tcl.in b/tcl/report.tcl.in
index 809f21b5..ca225cfe 100644
--- a/tcl/report.tcl.in
+++ b/tcl/report.tcl.in
@@ -90,6 +90,16 @@ proc knerror {message {code MODULES_ERR_KNOWN}} {
    error $message {} $code
 }
 
+proc knerrorOrWarningIfForced {message {code MODULES_ERR_KNOWN}} {
+   if {[getState force]} {
+      if {[string length $message]} {
+         reportWarning $message
+      }
+   } else {
+      knerror $message $code
+   }
+}
+
 # save message if report is not yet initialized
 proc reportErrorAndExit {message} {
    lappend ::errreport_buffer [list reportErrorAndExit $message]
@@ -2051,12 +2061,8 @@ proc reportMissingPrereqError {curmodnamevr args} {
       set msg [expr {$retiseval || [getState force] ? [getReqNotLoadedMsg\
          $args] : [getErrPrereqMsg $args]}]
    }
-   # still proceed if force mode enabled
-   if {[getState force]} {
-      reportWarning $msg
-   } else {
-      knerror $msg MODULES_ERR_GLOBAL
-   }
+
+   knerrorOrWarningIfForced $msg MODULES_ERR_GLOBAL
 }
 
 # create appropriate message and kind of report when a conflict is detected
@@ -2065,14 +2071,10 @@ proc reportPresentConflictError {curmodnamevr mod isloading} {
    set msg [expr {$is_con_mod_eval || [getState force] ? [getConIsLoadedMsg\
       [list $mod] $isloading] : [getErrConflictMsg $mod]}]
 
-   # still proceed if force mode enabled
-   if {[getState force]} {
-      reportWarning $msg
-      # indicate message has already been reported
-      lappend ::report_conflict([currentState evalid]) $mod
-   } else {
-      knerror $msg MODULES_ERR_GLOBAL
-   }
+   # indicate message has already been reported
+   lappend ::report_conflict([currentState evalid]) $mod
+
+   knerrorOrWarningIfForced $msg MODULES_ERR_GLOBAL
 }
 
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