diff --git a/.semaphore/pipeline_2.yml b/.semaphore/pipeline_2.yml
index d8255b9..21da1b0 100644
--- a/.semaphore/pipeline_2.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/pipeline_2.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ blocks:
       jobs:
         - name: Build and Push
           commands:
+            - checkout
+            - git submodule update --init --recursive
             - 'docker pull $DOCKER_USERNAME/cloud9-ide-vdi:latest || true'
             - 'docker build --cache-from=$DOCKER_USERNAME/cloud9-ide-vdi:latest -t devindice/cloud9-ide-vdi .'
             - '# Login to Dockerhub'
diff --git a/.semaphore/pipeline_3.yml b/.semaphore/pipeline_3.yml
index 2373e82..efdeff1 100644
--- a/.semaphore/pipeline_3.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/pipeline_3.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ blocks:
       jobs:
         - name: Tag and Push
           commands:
+            - checkout
+            - git submodule update --init --recursive
             - DATE=$(date +%y%U%u)
             - 'VERSION="${DATE}"'
             - 'docker pull $DOCKER_USERNAME/cloud9-ide-vdi:latest || true'
diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index e078993..a50ef42 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ blocks:
         - name: Checkout
           commands:
             - checkout
-            - git submodule update --init --recursive
       secrets:
         - name: Dockerhub
 promotions: