diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-push.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-push.yml
index a67cd67..b30b2a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-push.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout folder-notes
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: false
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Update submodules manually
+        run: |
+            git submodule sync
+            git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install