diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aaee10ca2b91b6a33842c6c5d1335ce69527fcec..708f22fe8d2036dd0ffe7c3cd74418f2cb7034ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ build:
     <<: *global_tag_def
     stage: build
     script:
+        - git submodule init
+        - git submodule update
         - rm -rf build workspace
         - mkdir build
         - cd build
diff --git a/scripts/format_code.py b/scripts/format_code.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755