diff --git a/src/en/contributing/docker_development.md b/src/en/contributing/docker_development.md
index d51a759..7bdef3a 100644
--- a/src/en/contributing/docker_development.md
+++ b/src/en/contributing/docker_development.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ```bash
 sudo apt install git docker-compose
 sudo systemctl start docker
-git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
+git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy --recursive
 ```
 
 ### Arch-based distro
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
 ```bash
 sudo pacman -S git docker-compose
 sudo systemctl start docker
-git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
+git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy --recursive
 ```
 
 ## Running
diff --git a/src/en/contributing/local_development.md b/src/en/contributing/local_development.md
index 1f58ef0..7a61d67 100644
--- a/src/en/contributing/local_development.md
+++ b/src/en/contributing/local_development.md
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ brew install node yarn
 
 ### Get the back end source code
 ```
-git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy.git
+git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy.git --recursive
 # or alternatively from gitea
-# git clone https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy.git
+# git clone https://yerbamate.ml/LemmyNet/lemmy.git --recursive
 ```
 
 ### Build the backend (Rust)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ cargo build
 
 ### Get the front end source code
 ```
-git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui.git --recurse-submodules
+git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui.git --recursive
 ```
 
 ### Setup postgresql