diff --git a/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go b/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
index f2062c63..6dc32583 100644
--- a/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
+++ b/admin/sync/importer_gitbin.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (i GitImporter) Sync() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmdreset := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "reset", "--hard", "origin/master")
+	cmdreset := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "reset", "--hard", "--recurse-submodule", "origin/master")
 	stdout, err = cmdreset.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Local git repository reset failed: %s\n%s", err, stdout)
@@ -113,20 +113,6 @@ func (i GitImporter) Sync() error {
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(i.li.Base, ".gitmodules")); !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		// Treat submodules
-		cmdsubreset := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "submodule", "foreach", "--recursive", "git", "reset", "--hard")
-		stdout, err = cmdsubreset.CombinedOutput()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Local git repository submodule reset failed: %s\n%s", err, stdout)
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w:\n%s", err, stdout)
-		}
-
-		cmdsubupdate := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "submodule", "update", "--init", "--recursive")
-		stdout, err = cmdsubupdate.CombinedOutput()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Local git repository submodule update failed: %s\n%s", err, stdout)
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w:\n%s", err, stdout)
-		}
-
 		cmdsublfs := exec.Command("git", "-C", i.li.Base, "submodule", "foreach", "--recursive", "git", "lfs", "pull")
 		stdout, err = cmdsublfs.CombinedOutput()
 		if err != nil {