diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index 452ebb79..40ccf30a 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ clone()
 		fat_marker "Fetching project $p from user $fromuser"
 		if [ "$fromuser" = "$login" ]; then
 			if [ -d $p ]; then
-				run_git -C $p pull --recurse-submodules
+				run_git -C $p pull --recurse-submodules=on-demand
 			else
 				run_git clone ssh://$login@git.janware.com/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
 			fi
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ clone()
 					run_git -C $p remote add $remotename $pullurl
 					run_git -C $p remote set-url --push $remotename no_push
 				}
-				run_git -C $p fetch --recurse-submodules $remotename master
+				run_git -C $p fetch --recurse-submodules=on-demand $remotename master
 			else
 				# set -x
 				run_git clone ssh://$login@git.janware.com/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ clone()
 				run_git -C $p remote set-url --push $remotename no_push
 				$git_srv_admin -u $login -j create-personal-project $p
 				run_git -C $p remote add origin $pushurl
-				run_git -C $p push --recurse-submodules origin master
+				run_git -C $p push --recurse-submodules=on-demand origin master
 				$git_srv_admin -u $login -j update-descriptions $p
 				run_git -C $p branch --set-upstream-to origin/master master
 				# set +x