diff --git a/install.conf.yaml b/install.conf.yaml
index 51c3b46..4cc6d65 100644
--- a/install.conf.yaml
+++ b/install.conf.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 - clean: ["~"]
 
+- shell:
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive
+
 - link:
     ~/:
       prefix: '.'