diff --git a/build_pdata.sh b/build_pdata.sh
index 17caa3ac64918593222e7a157674a3d37e47081c..b9144016abbe0938a39b1264dcce93371abb171d 100644
--- a/build_pdata.sh
+++ b/build_pdata.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ echo "Machine: $2"
 mkdir src/config
 
 git submodule init
+git submodule update
 
 cd openfpm_data
 pwd