diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 105f6153c3..d642ba6a06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "typescript": "4.7.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "setup": "node ./hosting/scripts/setup.js && yarn && yarn bootstrap && yarn build && yarn dev",
+    "setup": "git config submodule.recurse true && git submodule update && node ./hosting/scripts/setup.js && yarn && yarn bootstrap && yarn build && yarn dev",
     "bootstrap": "./scripts/bootstrap.sh && lerna link && ./scripts/link-dependencies.sh",
     "build": "lerna run --stream build",
     "build:dev": "lerna run --stream prebuild && tsc --build --watch --preserveWatchOutput",