diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index af0cdb7d5..32fa3b2e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,23 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        # Fetches the main repo but skips automatic handling of submodules
+        submodules: false
+        fetch-depth: 0
+
+    # Manually handle submodules
+    - name: Handle Git Submodules
+      run: |
+        # Initialize submodules
+        git submodule update --init --recursive
+        # Sync submodules in case .gitmodules has been updated
+        git submodule sync --recursive
+        # Attempt to fix any specific submodule fetching issues here, if applicable
+
     - name: Build
       run: cargo build --verbose