diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml
index c2bc386..49a86ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     services:
-      # docker run --name durabletask-sidecar -p 4001:4001 --env 'DURABLETASK_SIDECAR_LOGLEVEL=Debug' --rm cgillum/durabletask-sidecar:latest start --backend Emulator
       durabletask-sidecar:
         image: cgillum/durabletask-sidecar:latest
         ports:
@@ -31,6 +30,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: 📥 Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Initialize and update submodules
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
+
       - name: ⚙️ NodeJS - Install
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
@@ -55,6 +58,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: 📥 Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+      - name: Initialize and update submodules
+        run: |
+          git submodule update --init --recursive
+
       - name: ⚙️ NodeJS - Install
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with: