diff --git a/console.sh b/console.sh
index fef1358..f1422f0 100755
--- a/console.sh
+++ b/console.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if ! [ -r vm-sdk ]; then git submodule update --init; fi
+if ! [ -r vm-sdk ]; then git submodule update --init --recursive; fi
 
 sdk="${1:-vm-sdk}"
 
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ cat <<EOF > $sdk/.zshrc
 # local zshrc for easy start of console
 # usage: ZDOTDIR=/path/to/vm-sdk zsh
 pushd \$ZDOTDIR > /dev/null
-# check that all submodules are there, useful for git repos
-[[ -r lib/zuper/zuper ]] || git submodule update --init
-[[ -r lib/libdevuansdk/LICENSE ]] || git submodule update --init
-[[ -r lib/libdevuansdk/extra/debootstrap/debootstrap ]] || {
-   pushd lib/libdevuansdk > /dev/null
-   git submodule update --init
-   popd
-}
 
 source sdk
 load devuan decode