diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8397ab1948ce777ac271339b02218126b18dee72..f559bb0506c052739071b1594b8de5991424d85d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pages:
 #    - mkdir public
 #    - mv static public
 #    - mv congress.html public/index.html
+    - git submodule init
+    - git submodule update
     - hugo
   artifacts:
     paths: