diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 81a258c432ee7ae6bb79c509a0be28331b1b1e16..c9accb9623c023ac41a8640e54b5912ffd65ea4e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ simulate-nanosoc:
   script:
     - echo "Simulation phase started"
     - git submodule foreach --recursive git submodule init
-    - git pull --recurse-submodules
+    # - git pull --recurse-submodules
     - source set_env.sh
     - sleep 5
   tags: