diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
index 34423106..e86baee4 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ bundle config --local path vendor/gems
 
 bundle check > /dev/null 2>&1 || bundle install
 
+git submodule init
 git submodule sync --quiet
 script/fast-submodule-update
diff --git a/script/fast-submodule-update b/script/fast-submodule-update
index 13c0d85b..ce131885 100755
--- a/script/fast-submodule-update
+++ b/script/fast-submodule-update
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def run_process(*args)
 end
 
 def update_submodule(submodule)
-  output, success = run_process("git", "submodule", "update", "--init", "--", submodule)
+  output, success = run_process("git", "submodule", "update", "--", submodule)
   TaskResult.new(submodule, output, success)
 end