diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1f055338764e2b6e428a6776c87b0d9ac98f7324..7d572784ec6cebef86b51901e83834e8f38b968c 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"