diff --git a/ci/update-nur-search.sh b/ci/update-nur-search.sh
index 3f9cdbf6e..2030bba2b 100755
--- a/ci/update-nur-search.sh
+++ b/ci/update-nur-search.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -x
 
 nix-build --quiet release.nix
 
-git clone git@github.com:nix-community/nur-search
+git clone --recurse-submodules git@github.com:nix-community/nur-search
 
 git clone git@github.com:nix-community/nur-combined