diff --git a/system/.config/git/config b/system/.config/git/config
index c8cd64e..ea2d1c0 100644
--- a/system/.config/git/config
+++ b/system/.config/git/config
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 	# Update submodules when pulling
 	pl = !git pull && git submodule update --remote --merge
 
+	# Gets submodules when cloning repositories
+	cl = clone --recurse-submodules -j8
+
 	# Shortcut for status
 	s = status