diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b5bccfc63cfd9b5c27db7a5c5678544540ef1ed9..ec8adf83897b914ab0305b8c484b026651a353a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@ build:
         - cd ips
         - ./build_image
         - cd ..
+        - git submodule update --init
         - make -C micropython/ports/card10 SDK_LOCATION=`pwd`/sdk