diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/hugo-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/hugo-build.yml
index 8712dc0..778f307 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/hugo-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/hugo-build.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive  # Fetch Hugo themes (true OR recursive)
+          submodules: true  # Fetch Hugo themes (true OR recursive)
           fetch-depth: 0    # Fetch all history for .GitInfo and .Lastmod
       - name: Update submodules
         run: |
           git pull
           git config --global user.email "${{ gitea.actor }}.users.noreply.git.theoswalds.com"
           git config --global user.name "${{ gitea.actor }}"
-          git submodule foreach --recursive git reset --hard
+          # git submodule foreach --recursive git reset --hard
           git submodule update  --init --recursive --remote -f
           git commit -am "updating submodules" || true
           git push