diff --git a/.woodpecker/build_and_copy_blog.yaml b/.woodpecker/build_and_copy_blog.yaml
index 53eec75..38d32ee 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/build_and_copy_blog.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/build_and_copy_blog.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ steps:
     image: hugomods/hugo
     commands:
       - hugo version
-      - git -C sb/themes/ submodule update --remote --merge --recursive
+      - git -C sb/themes/ submodule update --remote --recursive
       - hugo --cleanDestinationDir -s sb --logLevel info
 
   - name: copy_to_server