diff --git a/.circleci/continue_config.yml b/.circleci/continue_config.yml
index 820ab5d3..adca5b7a 100644
--- a/.circleci/continue_config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/continue_config.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Update Submodules
           command: |
+            git submodule sync
             git submodule update --init --recursive
       - restore_cache:  # this is the new step to restore cache
           keys:
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Update Submodules
           command: |
+            git submodule sync
             git submodule update --init --recursive
       - restore_cache:  # this is the new step to restore cache
           keys:
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Update Submodules
           command: |
+            git submodule sync
             git submodule update --init --recursive
       - restore_cache:  # this is the new step to restore cache
           keys: