diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 87f378d..7a81803 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def add(c, url, name=None):
 
 @task
 def update(c):
-    c.run("git pull && git submodule update --init")
+    c.run("git pull && git submodule update --init --remote")
 
 @task
 def addyaml(c, directory):