diff --git a/jjb/onap-jjb/onap-pypi-template.yaml b/jjb/onap-jjb/onap-pypi-template.yaml
index e526603..9de048c 100644
--- a/jjb/onap-jjb/onap-pypi-template.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onap-jjb/onap-pypi-template.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       - compare-type: ANT
         pattern: '**'
 
+    submodule-disable: false
     submodule-timeout: 10
 
     #####################
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
           branch: '$GERRIT_BRANCH'
           submodule-recursive: true
           submodule-timeout: '{submodule-timeout}'
+          submodule-disable: '{submodule-disable}'
           choosing-strategy: default
 
     wrappers: