diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index aaad25c..b90c14a 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ set :deploy_to, "/opt/www/mint-lgbt"
 # Default value for :format is :airbrussh.
 set :format, :pretty
 
+set :git_enable_submodules, 1
+
 # You can configure the Airbrussh format using :format_options.
 # These are the defaults.
 # set :format_options, command_output: true, log_file: "log/capistrano.log", color: :auto, truncate: :auto