diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 1476406..45b694e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ platform:
   arch: amd64
 
 steps:
+- name: submodules
+  image: ubuntu:focal
+  commands:
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive
+
 - name: build-and-test
   image: ubuntu:focal
 
@@ -15,7 +20,6 @@ steps:
   - apt-get -y update
   - apt-get -y install graphviz plantuml make python3-pip git
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
-  - git submodule update --init --recursive
   - make bundle
 
 trigger:
@@ -34,14 +38,13 @@ platform:
   arch: amd64
 
 steps:
+- name: submodules
+  image: ubuntu:focal
+  commands:
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive
+
 - name: build-and-test
   image: ubuntu:focal
-  environment:
-    GH_REPO_TOKEN:
-      from_secret: repo_token
-    GH_REPO_NAME: crow
-    GH_REPO_REF: github.com/crowcpp/crow.git
-    THEME_REPO_REF: github.com/crowcpp/darxygen.git
 
   commands:
   - export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -49,7 +52,6 @@ steps:
   - apt-get -y update
   - apt-get -y install graphviz plantuml make python3 python3-pip git
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
-  - git submodule update --init --recursive
   - make -j4 bundle
 
 trigger: