diff --git a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
index f5c397c..a84e9de 100755
--- a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
+++ b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ fi
 
 #echo $MSC_GIT fetch ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME} -p 1>&2 
 if $dorepoupdate; then
+    loginfo "git submodule sync"
+    logdebug "$(git submodule sync 2>&1)"
     loginfo "fetch repo${dosubmodupdate:+ and submodules}"
     #$MSC_GIT fetch ${dosubmodupdate:+--recurse-submodules} ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME} -p  2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { logwarning fetch failed; gitupdateend; exit 1; }
     $MSC_GIT fetch ${dosubmodupdate:+--recurse-submodules} ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME} -p  2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { logwarning fetch failed; gitupdateend; exit 1; }
@@ -103,8 +105,11 @@ if $dorepoupdate; then
         no changes in local repo
         $MSC_GIT checkout ${PRE}${PRE:+/}${MSC_GIT_BRANCH}
 EOF
-        $MSC_GIT checkout ${PRE}${PRE:+/}${MSC_GIT_BRANCH} 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 2; }
-        $MSC_GIT merge FETCH_HEAD 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 3; }
+        $SGIT checkout ${PRE}${PRE:+/}${MSC_GIT_BRANCH} 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 2; }
+        $SGIT merge FETCH_HEAD 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 3; }
+        if  ${dosubmodupdate:+false}; then
+            $SGIT submodule update --init --recursive
+        fi
         touch $MSC_GIT_UPD_REPO_STATFILE
     else
         logwarning -n "    Lokale Änderungen festgestellt:"