diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug.yml b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
index 8395459..47d430b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          git submodule update --init librime librime-lua librime-octagram librime-predict
+          git submodule update --init librime librime-lua librime-octagram librime-predict # recurse librime is unnecessary
+          git submodule update --init --recursive librime-qjs
           DEBUG=1 python scripts/librime.py macos ${{ matrix.arch }}
 
       - name: Upload artifact