diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b07950e01c3c57b81d5f4829e3fd1cb1af339a45..c2af79478a37ba64e52390b8a447292600cfdabb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ test:
   stage: build
   before_script:
     - git submodule init
+    - git submodule sync
     - cat .gitmodules
     - cat .git/config
     - ls -lah *