diff --git a/plugins/TestRunner/Runner/Remote.php b/plugins/TestRunner/Runner/Remote.php
index d85c4a268ab..97296efd05e 100644
--- a/plugins/TestRunner/Runner/Remote.php
+++ b/plugins/TestRunner/Runner/Remote.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public function __construct(Net_SSH2 $ssh)
     public function updatePiwik($gitHash)
     {
         $this->ssh->exec('git reset --hard');
+        $this->ssh->exec('git submodule update --init');
         $this->ssh->exec('git submodule foreach --recursive git reset --hard');
         $this->ssh->exec('git clean -d -f');
         $this->ssh->exec('git submodule foreach git clean -f');