diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ce20eb776..a69675b62 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
     executor: go1_12
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run: git submodule sync
+      - run: git submodule update --init
       - gomod
       - run: go test -v -race ./...
 
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ jobs:
     executor: go1_13
     steps:
       - checkout
+      - run: git submodule sync
+      - run: git submodule update --init
       - gomod
       - run: go test -v -race ./... -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic
       - codecov/upload: