diff --git a/deploy_alpine.sh b/deploy_alpine.sh
index 14582d5..f6a420a 100755
--- a/deploy_alpine.sh
+++ b/deploy_alpine.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ echo "working branch: ${BRANCH}"
 git checkout ${BRANCH} || exit $?
 git status || exit $?
 git pull --rebase || exit $?
+git submodule update --init --recursive
 if [ ! -f "./examples/crash_reporter/backend/config/config.php.alpine" ]; then
   cp -f ./examples/crash_reporter/backend/config/config.php ./examples/crash_reporter/backend/config/config.php.alpine || exit $?
   ## patch config if needed