diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index d32a335..7f5380c 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ __alias__() {
     alias ga="gd $1 && git add"
     alias gp="git pull --recurse-submodule"
     alias gms='git maintenance start'
-    alias gsu="git submodule foreach git pull && git add . && git commit -m '  updated 📌submodules' && echo '-- Committed changes, pushing now..' && sleep 1 && git push"
+    alias gsu="git submodule foreach git pull && git submodule update --init --recursive && git add . && git commit -m ' update: submodules' && echo '-- Committed changes, pushing now..' && sleep 1 && git push"
     alias gcm="git commit -m"
     alias gpu="git push --recurse-submodule=on-demand"
     if command_exists lazygit; then