diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 68e89e4..a215d7e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ deploy:
   script:
     - apt-get update
     - apt-get install -y rsync openssh-client hugo
+    - git submodule init
+    - git submodule update --recursive
     - hugo
     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     - echo "$PRIVKEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa