diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8e58931158b1825426c406ccee718e59670cc328..8adcf762dcdc8555636adf0c2a808cf881211df7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ default:
   image: node:10
 
 before_script:
+  - git submodule update --init
   - npm ci
 
 stages: