diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b18dd86f37..c1f8e43167 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-deps-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+      - run: git submodule sync --recursive
+      - run: git submodule update --recursive --init
       - run:
           name: Start Selenium
           command: npx selenium-standalone install && npx selenium-standalone start 
@@ -158,6 +160,8 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-deps-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+      - run: git submodule sync --recursive
+      - run: git submodule update --recursive --init
       - run:
           name: Start Selenium
           command: npx selenium-standalone install && npx selenium-standalone start 
@@ -193,6 +197,8 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-deps-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+      - run: git submodule sync --recursive
+      - run: git submodule update --recursive --init
       - run:
           name: Start Selenium
           command: npx selenium-standalone install && npx selenium-standalone start 
@@ -228,6 +234,8 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-deps-{{ checksum "package-lock.json" }}
+      - run: git submodule sync --recursive
+      - run: git submodule update --recursive --init
       - run:
           name: Start Selenium
           command: npx selenium-standalone install && npx selenium-standalone start 
@@ -304,6 +312,8 @@ jobs:
           name: Start Selenium
           command: npx selenium-standalone install && npx selenium-standalone start 
           background: true
+      - run: git submodule sync --recursive
+      - run: git submodule update --recursive --init
       - run: ./apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_plugin_api.sh
       - store_test_results:
           path: ./reports/tests