diff --git a/runme.sh b/runme.sh
index df7fd895..2c2fecde 100755
--- a/runme.sh
+++ b/runme.sh
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ fi
 #This is the stuff that's common to both distros
 rm -rf build
 mkdir build
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
 apt install git build-essential cdebootstrap live-build debian-cd curl wget -y
 cd ./debs
 bash get-debs.sh