diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 24452bbfd4a052057bdcfb8e033568c2ab7d98b4..d2021a8f4da3c362de608d9c20cd82f8987f33d7 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-[submodule ".cwl"]
-	path = .cwl
+[submodule ".cwl/cwl-aux/"]
+	path = .cwl/cwl-aux/
 	url = https://git.nfdi4plants.org/brilator/cwl-aux.git