diff --git a/.woodpecker/deploy.yml b/.woodpecker/deploy.yml
index 9eb6b04..fff0943 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/deploy.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/deploy.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ steps:
   clone:
     image: hugomods/hugo:exts
     commands:
-      - git submodule foreach 'git fetch origin; git checkout $(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`);'
+      - git submodule update --init --recursive # needed when you reclone your repo (submodules may not get cloned automatically)
+      # - git submodule foreach 'git fetch origin; git checkout $(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`);'
       - hugo
 
   deploy: