diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 7f5380c..2cf7f29 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -337,9 +337,20 @@ __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 submodule update --init --recursive && git add . && git commit -m ' update: 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"
+    gsu() {
+      git submodule foreach git pull --recurse-submodule
+      echo_info "-- pulled down submodules --"
+      git submodule update --init --recursive
+      echo_info "-- updates submodules --"
+      git diff . &&
+        git add .
+      sleep 0.3
+      git commit -m " update: submodules"
+      git push
+    }
     if command_exists lazygit; then
       alias lg="lazygit"
     fi