diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 000878be151eb9c5d0309d5f27c48a1e27a3a199..5a07c19ce88c332d4635273002cec11d78414329 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stages:          # List of stages for jobs, and their order of execution
   - deploy
   
 variables:
-  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
   GIT_SUBMODULE_FORCE_HTTPS: "true"