diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e2bb25c45a3669bf572ccc112fe55d6f540cccf..3fc7a2e56616a74e8c82e51ed184e38026bf3337 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
+
 before_script:
   - apt-get update
 
+
 test-3.4:
   image: mmpe/wetb
   script: