diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 7fcdeca2..88cc572d 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ kind: pipeline
 type: docker
 name: test
 steps:
+    - name: submodules
+      image: alpine/git
+      commands:
+        - git submodule update --init --recursive
+        
     - name: test build
       image: plugins/hugo
       settings: