diff --git a/create-env b/create-env
index 3d84ca0..ee96913 100755
--- a/create-env
+++ b/create-env
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ cd ..
 
 git clone https://github.com/NESTCollaboration/nestpy.git -b v2.0.1
 cd nestpy
+git submodule update --init --recursive
 pip install .
 cd ..