diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d00107d..052906f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
 - name: requirements
   image: alpine/git
   commands:
-  - git submodule update --recursive --remote
+  - git submodule update --recursive --remote --init
 - name: build
   image: klakegg/hugo:ext-alpine
   commands: