diff --git a/sw/lib/ocaml/env.ml b/sw/lib/ocaml/env.ml
index 3d303115a8..5c3e7b136b 100644
--- a/sw/lib/ocaml/env.ml
+++ b/sw/lib/ocaml/env.ml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ let gcs_icons_path = paparazzi_home // "data" // "pictures" // "gcs_icons"
 
 let dump_fp = paparazzi_src // "sw" // "tools" // "generators" // "gen_flight_plan.out -dump"
 
+let default_module_targets = "ap|sim|nps"
+
 let filter_absolute_path = fun path ->
   Str.replace_first (Str.regexp (paparazzi_home // "conf/")) "" path
 
@@ -67,26 +69,42 @@ let filter_settings = fun settings ->
   String.concat " " sl
 
 (* filter on modules based on target *)
-let filter_modules_target = fun module_xml ->
+let filter_modules_target = fun module_file ->
+  (* get TARGET env *)
   let target = try Sys.getenv "TARGET" with _ -> "" in
+  (* look for a specific name after settings file (in case of modules) *)
+  let split = Str.split (Str.regexp "~") module_file in
+  let xml_file, name = match split with
+    | [f; n] -> f, n
+    | _ -> module_file, ""
+  in
+  let module_xml = Xml.parse_file xml_file in
   if Xml.tag module_xml = "module"
-  then begin
-    (* test if the module is loaded or not *)
-    if List.exists (fun n ->
-      let t = ExtXml.attrib_or_default n "target" "" in
-      Str.string_match (Str.regexp (".*"^target^".*")) t 0
-      ) (Xml.children module_xml)
-    then Xml.Element ("settings", [], List.filter (fun t -> Xml.tag t = "settings") (Xml.children module_xml))
-  else Xml.Element ("",[],[])
-  end
-    else module_xml
+  then
+    begin
+      (* test if the module is loaded or not
+       * and if a specific sub-settings is selected *)
+      if List.exists (fun n ->
+        let local_target = ExtXml.attrib_or_default n "target" default_module_targets
+        and tag = Xml.tag n in
+        if tag = "makefile" then
+          Str.string_match (Str.regexp (".*"^target^".*")) local_target 0
+        else false
+        ) (Xml.children module_xml)
+      then Xml.Element ("settings", [],
+        List.filter (fun t ->
+          Xml.tag t = "settings" && ExtXml.attrib_or_default t "name" "" = name)
+        (Xml.children module_xml))
+      else Xml.Element ("",[],[])
+    end
+  else module_xml
 
 
 let expand_ac_xml = fun ?(raise_exception = true) ac_conf ->
   let prefix = fun s -> sprintf "%s/conf/%s" paparazzi_home s in
-  let parse_file = fun ?(parse_filter=(fun x -> x)) a file ->
+  let parse_file = fun ?(parse_filter=(fun x -> ExtXml.parse_file x)) a file ->
     try
-      parse_filter (ExtXml.parse_file file)
+      parse_filter file
     with
         Failure msg ->
           if raise_exception then
@@ -96,7 +114,7 @@ let expand_ac_xml = fun ?(raise_exception = true) ac_conf ->
             make_element "parse error" ["file",a; "msg", msg] []
           end in
 
-  let parse = fun ?(pre_filter=(fun x -> x)) ?(parse_filter=(fun x -> x)) a ->
+  let parse = fun ?(pre_filter=(fun x -> x)) ?(parse_filter=(fun x -> ExtXml.parse_file x)) a ->
     List.map
       (fun filename -> parse_file ~parse_filter a (prefix filename))
       (Str.split space_regexp (pre_filter (ExtXml.attrib ac_conf a))) in
diff --git a/sw/lib/ocaml/env.mli b/sw/lib/ocaml/env.mli
index 54d9303088..8028ec1cda 100644
--- a/sw/lib/ocaml/env.mli
+++ b/sw/lib/ocaml/env.mli
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ val gconf_file : string
 
 val gcs_icons_path : string
 
+(* Default targets for modules *)
+val default_module_targets : string
+
 val filter_absolute_path : string -> string
 (** remove absolute path paparazzi_home/conf if it exists
  *  returns a relative path *)
diff --git a/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.ml b/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.ml
index ee02da8498..008500ef41 100644
--- a/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.ml
+++ b/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.ml
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ let paparazzi_conf = Env.paparazzi_home // "conf"
 let modules_dir = paparazzi_conf // "modules"
 let autopilot_dir = paparazzi_conf // "autopilot"
 
-let default_module_targets = "ap|sim|nps"
-
 (** remove all duplicated elements of a list *)
 let singletonize = fun l ->
   let rec loop = fun l ->
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ let rec get_modules_of_airframe = fun xml ->
 let get_targets_of_module = fun conf ->
   let targets = List.map (fun x ->
     match String.lowercase (Xml.tag x) with
-        "makefile" -> targets_of_field x default_module_targets
+        "makefile" -> targets_of_field x Env.default_module_targets
       | _ -> []
   ) (Xml.children conf.xml) in
   let targets = (List.flatten targets) @ conf.extra_targets in
diff --git a/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.mli b/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.mli
index a807127562..750adb046b 100644
--- a/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.mli
+++ b/sw/lib/ocaml/gen_common.mli
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ type module_conf = { xml : Xml.xml; file : string; vpath : string option; param
 
 (* Modules directory *)
 val modules_dir : string
-(* Default targets for modules *)
-val default_module_targets : string
 
 (** remove all duplicated elements of a list *)
 val singletonize : 'a list -> 'a list
diff --git a/sw/supervision/pc_aircraft.ml b/sw/supervision/pc_aircraft.ml
index 2551bb16b5..e027d8e8d4 100644
--- a/sw/supervision/pc_aircraft.ml
+++ b/sw/supervision/pc_aircraft.ml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ let get_settings_modules = fun ac_xml settings_modules ->
     let file_list = List.map (fun s -> "settings/"^(Xml.attrib s "name")) settings_file_list in
     (* include module file in the list only if it has a 'settings' node *)
     let settings_list = List.filter (fun t -> Xml.tag t = "settings") (Xml.children m) in
-    let module_file = if List.length settings_list > 0 then [Env.filter_absolute_path f] else [] in
+    (*let module_file = if List.length settings_list > 0 then [Env.filter_absolute_path f] else [] in*)
     (* include module file with specific name if they exist *)
     let settings_list = List.fold_left (fun l s ->
       try
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ let get_settings_modules = fun ac_xml settings_modules ->
         then failwith "Paparazzicenter: no white space allowed in modules settings name";
         l @ [(Env.filter_absolute_path f)^"~"^name^"~"]
       with
-      | Failure x -> prerr_endline x; l
-      | _ -> l
+      | Failure x -> prerr_endline x; l @ [Env.filter_absolute_path f]
+      | _ -> l @ [Env.filter_absolute_path f]
     ) [] settings_list in
-    l @ file_list @ module_file @ settings_list
+    l @ file_list (*@ module_file*) @ settings_list
   ) [] modules in
   (* store current state in a hashtable *)
   let current = Hashtbl.create 7 in
diff --git a/sw/tools/generators/gen_aircraft.ml b/sw/tools/generators/gen_aircraft.ml
index 9d42c484e2..82e0113d6f 100644
--- a/sw/tools/generators/gen_aircraft.ml
+++ b/sw/tools/generators/gen_aircraft.ml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ let dump_module_section = fun xml f ->
         (* add extra targets only if default is used *)
         let et = try ignore(Xml.attrib l "target"); [] with _ -> m.extra_targets in
         let targets = Gen_common.singletonize (
-          Gen_common.targets_of_field l Gen_common.default_module_targets @ et) in
+          Gen_common.targets_of_field l Env.default_module_targets @ et) in
         (* Look for defines, flags, files, ... *)
         List.iter (fun field ->
           match String.lowercase (Xml.tag field) with
diff --git a/sw/tools/generators/gen_settings.ml b/sw/tools/generators/gen_settings.ml
index 6296e05c64..56afd9a863 100644
--- a/sw/tools/generators/gen_settings.ml
+++ b/sw/tools/generators/gen_settings.ml
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ let join_xml_files = fun xml_files ->
             (* test if the module is loaded or not *)
             if List.exists (fun n ->
               if Xml.tag n = "makefile" then begin
-                let t = ExtXml.attrib_or_default n "target" Gen_common.default_module_targets in
+                let t = ExtXml.attrib_or_default n "target" Env.default_module_targets in
                 Str.string_match (Str.regexp (".*"^target^".*")) t 0
               end
               else false