diff --git a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
index 97f9ad5..f5db069 100755
--- a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
+++ b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ logdebug "update submodules"
     #$SGIT submodule foreach "git checkout master"  1>>"${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;  }
+    $SGIT checkout .gitmodules
     logdebug "submodules updated successfully" >&2
 
 else