diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 12a2ed1198..67e28ca58e 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [build]
   base = "site/"
-  command = "hugo"
+  command = "git submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1 && hugo"
   publish = "publishedSite/"
-  ignore = "git diff $COMMIT_REF master -- site/" # only build if changes to the site
+  ignore = "exit 1"
 
 [build.environment]
   HUGO_VERSION = "0.92.2"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   NETLIFY_BUILD_DEBUG = "true"
 
 [context.deploy-preview]
-  command = "hugo --enableGitInfo --buildFuture -b $DEPLOY_PRIME_URL"
+  command = "git submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1 hugo --enableGitInfo --buildFuture -b $DEPLOY_PRIME_URL"
 
 [context.branch-deploy]
   ignore = "exit 0" # build PRs (deploy preview env) only, not all branches