diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
index 1bfcc59376..58ad6410cd 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/workspace/src/lib/actions/workspace.ts
@@ -780,7 +780,10 @@ export const createHelperScripts = async (script: string) => {
 
 export const updateGitSubmodules = async () => {
   dispatch(cloneRepositoryRequest())
-  await plugin.call('dGitProvider', 'updateSubmodules')
+  const config = plugin.registry.get('config').api
+  const token = config.get('settings/gist-access-token')
+  const repoConfig = { token }
+  await plugin.call('dGitProvider', 'updateSubmodules', repoConfig)
   dispatch(cloneRepositorySuccess())
 }