diff --git a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
index ce73893..97f9ad5 100755
--- a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
+++ b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ logdebug "update submodules"
 
     # Submodules always have origin and master as repo and branch to track
     #$SGIT submodule init 1>>"${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}" 2>&1|| { logwarn "update submodules failed on ini"; rc=5; }
-    $SGIT submodule sync 1>>"${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}" 2>&1|| { logwarn "sync submodules failed on sync"; rc=6;  }
+    logdebug "$($SGIT submodule sync)" || { logwarn "sync submodules failed on sync"; rc=6;  }
     #$SGIT submodule foreach "git checkout master"  1>>"${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}" 2>&1               || { logwarn "checkout master submodules failed on set upstream"; rc=7;  }
     #$SGIT submodule foreach "git branch -u origin/master master"  1>>"${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}" 2>&1|| { logwarn "set-upstream submodules failed on set upstream"; rc=8;  }
     $SGIT submodule update --init --recursive --remote --merge 1>>"${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}" 2>&1          || { logwarn " update submodules failed on update"; rc=9;  }