diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
index 13cac6d..d040c10 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/build.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ build:
     name: multi_user
     paths: 
      - multi_user
+  variables:
+    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1fe0489..00098a4 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ deploy:
   variables:
     DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
     DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: "/certs"
+    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
   
   services:
   - docker:19.03.12-dind
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/test.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/test.gitlab-ci.yml
index ccacbb3..14bce68 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/test.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/test.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ test:
   image: slumber/blender-addon-testing:latest
   script:
     - python3 scripts/test_addon.py
+  variables:
+    GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: recursive
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