diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d09d90c..a5f935e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ steps:
   - name: submodules
     image: alpine/git
     commands:
-      - git submodule update --recursive --remote
+      - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
   - name: hugo
     image: cbrgm/drone-hugo:latest