diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 801eab1e..52550b25 100755
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.dotfiles" ]; then
 	alias dot="$dotcmd"
 	alias dotupdate="\
 		printf 'Updating submodules...\n'; \
+		$dotcmd submodule update --init; \
+		printf 'Checking out masters...\n'; \
 		$dotcmd submodule -q foreach --recursive 'git checkout -q master && git pull' && \
 		$dotcmd status"
 fi