diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0b40303ced638fd60e195f13140e456f0f11a6b1..ff374233145ce85ca0f895dfca10049a74aa880e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ test:
   image: openjdk:8
   stage: build
   before_script:
-    - git submodule sync --recursive
-    - git submodule update --force --recursive
+    - git submodule init
+    - git submodule update --remote
     - cat .gitmodules
     - cat .git/config
     - ls -lah *