diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 3bce636..297e5c5 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   "extensions": [
     "github.vscode-codeql"
   ],
-  "initializeCommand": "git submodules update --recursive"
+  "postCreateCommand": "git submodule init && git submodule update --recursive"
  }