diff --git a/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py b/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py
index 7c356c6..fa13932 100644
--- a/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py
+++ b/trobz_deploy/command/configure.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def configure(  # noqa: C901
         else:
             click.secho(f"\nCloning {eff_repo_url} into ~/{instance_name}…", fg="green")
             try:
-                clone_cmd = f"git clone {eff_repo_url} $HOME/{instance_name}"
+                clone_cmd = f"git clone --recurse-submodules {eff_repo_url} $HOME/{instance_name}"
                 if eff_repo_branch:
                     clone_cmd += f" --branch {eff_repo_branch}"
                 executor.run(clone_cmd)
diff --git a/trobz_deploy/command/update.py b/trobz_deploy/command/update.py
index 067bcfc..78376b8 100644
--- a/trobz_deploy/command/update.py
+++ b/trobz_deploy/command/update.py
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ def run_hooks(hook_name: str) -> bool:
         try:
             if eff_repo_branch:
                 executor.run(
-                    f"git fetch origin && git checkout {eff_repo_branch} && git pull",
+                    f"git fetch origin && git checkout {eff_repo_branch} && git pull --recurse-submodules",
                     cwd=instance_path,
                 )
             else:
-                executor.run("git pull", cwd=instance_path)
+                executor.run("git pull --recurse-submodules", cwd=instance_path)
         except ExecutorError as exc:
             run_hooks("post-update")
             run_hooks("post-update-fail")