diff --git a/dotdrop.sh b/dotdrop.sh
index 1ab6ac6..6d2dc7c 100755
--- a/dotdrop.sh
+++ b/dotdrop.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@ args="$@"
 cur=`dirname $(readlink -f $0)`
 opwd=`pwd`
 bin="${cur}/dotdrop/dotdrop.py"
-
-# run dotdrop
 cfg="${cur}/config.yaml"
+
+# pivot
 cd ${cur}
+# init the submodule
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+# launch dotdrop
 python3 ${bin} --cfg=${cfg} $args
+# pivot back
 cd ${opwd}