diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 9b31c96..fb7fa1e 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-.git
-.gitignore
-.gitmodules
 .hugo_build.lock
 public/
 resources/
@@ -8,4 +5,4 @@ resources/
 *.log
 README.md
 Dockerfile
-.dockerignore 
\ No newline at end of file
+.dockerignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b9f4aa8..a651a67 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache hugo git
 # Copy the repository contents
 COPY . .
 
-# Initialize and update submodules
-RUN git submodule init
-RUN git submodule update --init --recursive
+# Initialize submodules
+RUN git submodule update --init
 
 # Build the site
 RUN hugo --minify