diff --git a/.ci/deploy.sh b/.ci/deploy.sh
index 94b27cb622d9ffbe3fc65ad45a6255cb2fdc35bc..60cfda686821fc48575734cb3a7a6c97b971d963 100644
--- a/.ci/deploy.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 # build the unstable version - can be optimized
-git submodule foreach --recursive git reset --hard
 git submodule update --init --recursive
+git submodule foreach --recursive git reset --hard
 
 # add matomo
 sed -i "/matomohead/r./.ci/analytics/head.html" theme/templates/_index.html