diff --git a/nf_core/modules/lint.py b/nf_core/modules/lint.py
index 909dd91170..c5dc501a5b 100644
--- a/nf_core/modules/lint.py
+++ b/nf_core/modules/lint.py
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ def check_module_changes(self, nfcore_modules):
         Downloads the 'main.nf', 'functions.nf' and 'meta.yml' files for every module
         and compare them to the local copies
         """
-        all_modules_up_to_date = True
         files_to_check = ["main.nf", "functions.nf", "meta.yml"]
 
         progress_bar = rich.progress.Progress(
@@ -420,7 +419,6 @@ def check_module_changes(self, nfcore_modules):
                             remote_copy = r.content.decode("utf-8")
 
                             if local_copy != remote_copy:
-                                all_modules_up_to_date = False
                                 self.warned.append(
                                     LintResult(
                                         mod,
@@ -429,6 +427,15 @@ def check_module_changes(self, nfcore_modules):
                                         f"{os.path.join(mod.module_dir, f)}",
                                     )
                                 )
+                            else:
+                                self.passed.append(
+                                    LintResult(
+                                        mod,
+                                        "check_local_copy",
+                                        "Local copy of module up to date",
+                                        f"{os.path.join(mod.module_dir, f)}",
+                                    )
+                                )
                         except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
                             self.warned.append(
                                 LintResult(
@@ -439,9 +446,6 @@ def check_module_changes(self, nfcore_modules):
                                 )
                             )
 
-        if all_modules_up_to_date:
-            self.passed.append("All modules are up to date!")
-
 
 class NFCoreModule(object):
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_modules.py b/tests/test_modules.py
index 5296270092..b4809dd270 100644
--- a/tests/test_modules.py
+++ b/tests/test_modules.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_modules_lint_fastqc(self):
         self.mods.install("fastqc")
         module_lint = nf_core.modules.ModuleLint(dir=self.pipeline_dir)
         module_lint.lint(print_results=False, all_modules=True)
-        assert len(module_lint.passed) == 16
+        assert len(module_lint.passed) == 18
         assert len(module_lint.warned) == 0
         assert len(module_lint.failed) == 0