diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 19427951a6c160eefea1793659509e5ff8e179da..7aa27baf99f22831769bc04323119100a5bb8d7e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ simulate-nanosoc:
   stage: simulate
   script:
     - echo "Simulation phase started"
-    - git submodule foreach --recursive git submodule init
-    - git pull --recurse-submodules
+    # - git submodule foreach --recursive git submodule init
+    # - git pull --recurse-submodules
     - source set_env.sh
     - socsim regression_nanosoc
   tags:
diff --git a/soctools_flow b/soctools_flow
index 53dcd2f07e622f2d7de5b8158a88cfff0a10e28e..4fccb24b9c5ce43cadf75ad5e3f96db6542d6e5f 160000
--- a/soctools_flow
+++ b/soctools_flow
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 53dcd2f07e622f2d7de5b8158a88cfff0a10e28e
+Subproject commit 4fccb24b9c5ce43cadf75ad5e3f96db6542d6e5f