diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index abc2946..08dd62b 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ steps:
     environment:
       GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE: 1
     commands:
-      - git clone $DRONE_REMOTE_URL --recurse-submodules .
+      - git clone $DRONE_REMOTE_URL .
       - git checkout $DRONE_BRANCH
+      - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
   - name: Test a build
     image: git.badhouseplants.net/badhouseplants/hugo-builder