diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4ad2f13bc9..dd4b68f3ce 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ before_script:
       git pull "https://gitlab.com/${SOURCE_PROJECT}/veloren.git" "${SOURCE_BRANCH}";
     fi;
   - git submodule sync --recursive
-  - git submodule update  --remote --recursive
+  - git submodule update --init --recursive --depth 20
   - git status
   - if [ -d target ]; then
       ls -la target;
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8bc3550784..64ed06aa47 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "assets/voxygen"]
 	path = assets/voxygen
-	url = https://gitlab.com/veloren/fresh-assets/voxygen.git
+	url = ../../veloren/fresh-assets/voxygen.git
 	shallow = true