diff --git a/docs/src/contributing_local_development.md b/docs/src/contributing_local_development.md
index ba3663c9..cf7049bd 100644
--- a/docs/src/contributing_local_development.md
+++ b/docs/src/contributing_local_development.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ cargo build
 git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui.git
 # get the translations
 git submodule init
-git submodule update
+git submodule update --remote
 ```
 
 ### Setup postgresql