diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0f869e8..daa6956 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ set -o nounset
 DOTDIR="/var/lib/dotfiles"
 _SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
+git submodule update --init
+
 if [[ "$(readlink "${_SCRIPT_DIR}")" != "${DOTDIR}" ]] && [[ "${_SCRIPT_DIR}" != "${DOTDIR}" ]] ; then
     if [[ -e "${DOTDIR}" ]] ; then
         2>&1 printf "${DOTDIR} already exists. This seems unsafe.\n"