diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 82265c7..8bf26f4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variables:
   AWS_IMAGE_TAG: "0.2"
 
 before_script:
-  - git submodule update --recursive --remote
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
 
 build:
   stage: build