diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index d48e1c2..1e8db6a 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ pipeline {
                 expression { '.git' != params.REPOSITORY }
             }
             steps {
+                cleanWs()
                 sh '''
                 login_url_sub="https://"$(params.USERNAME)":"$(params.PASSWORD)"@"
                 sub='https;//'
-                git clone $($(params.REPOSITORY)/$(sub)/$(login_url_sub)) .
+                git clone --recurse-submodules --remote-submodules $($(params.REPOSITORY)/$(sub)/$(login_url_sub)) .
                 '''
             }
         }