diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/autobuild.yml b/.gitea/workflows/autobuild.yml
index c50f65f0..70f5f748 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/autobuild.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/autobuild.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           repo_url="${CI_SERVER_URL}/${CI_REPOSITORY}.git"
 
           rm -rf "$workspace/.git"
-          git init "$workspace"
+          git init -b ci "$workspace"
           git -C "$workspace" remote add origin "$repo_url"
 
           if [[ -n "${CI_TOKEN}" ]]; then
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           git -C "$workspace" checkout --detach FETCH_HEAD
-          git -C "$workspace" submodule update --init --recursive --depth=1
 
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5