diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbe9dce..cf387f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install git
 ```bash
 sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
 cd ~
-git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git
+git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git --recurse-submodules
 cd UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter
 npm install
 cp config.default.js config.js
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index cd81a9f..9ac4fcf 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ cd /opt || { echo "❌ Failed to change directory to '/opt'. Exiting..."; exit 1
 
 if [ ! -d "UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter" ]; then
     echo "📥 Cloning the UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter repository..."
-    sudo git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git || { echo "❌ Failed to clone the repository. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
+    sudo git clone https://github.com/sefinek/UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter.git --recurse-submodules || { echo "❌ Failed to clone the repository. Exiting..."; exit 1; }
 else
     echo "✨ The UFW-AbuseIPDB-Reporter repository already exists"
 fi