diff --git a/tools/create_env.ps1 b/tools/create_env.ps1
index b1337b5635..387bdf919c 100644
--- a/tools/create_env.ps1
+++ b/tools/create_env.ps1
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ $current_dir = Get-Location
 $script_dir = Split-Path -Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition -Parent
 $openpype_root = (Get-Item $script_dir).parent.FullName
 
+& git submodule update --init --recursive
 # Install PSWriteColor to support colorized output to terminal
 $env:PSModulePath = $env:PSModulePath + ";$($openpype_root)\vendor\powershell"
 
+
 function Exit-WithCode($exitcode) {
    # Only exit this host process if it's a child of another PowerShell parent process...
    $parentPID = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process -Filter "ProcessId=$PID" | Select-Object -Property ParentProcessId).ParentProcessId