diff --git a/kibot-ci.yml b/kibot-ci.yml
index 813ad55..c48fdda 100644
--- a/kibot-ci.yml
+++ b/kibot-ci.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ image:
             REPO=$(basename $(git remote get-url origin))
             cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
             git submodule set-url $d https://ci_push:$TOKEN@gitlab.com/Micromelon/education/hardware/$REPO
+            git submodule sync $d
             git submodule update --init --remote --merge $d
           done
         git submodule status