diff --git a/rebuild.sh b/rebuild.sh
index 204821a..5c93b7a 100755
--- a/rebuild.sh
+++ b/rebuild.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ fi
 
 if ! [ -d "$REPO_PATH" ]; then
   git clone "$REPO_URL" "$REPO_PATH"
-  (cd "$REPO_PATH" && git submodule init)
 fi
 
 cd "$REPO_PATH"
 git pull
+git submodule init
 git submodule update
 
 zola build