diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b905051..60b5370 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ public/
 exampleSite/public/
 .DS_Store
 .hugo_build.lock
-themes
+themes/
 .history/
-.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode/
+!/**/.gitkeep
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fa8681b..8872e40 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ clone:
     - git remote -v
     - git submodule sync
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
+    - git submodule status
+    - git submodule init
     - ls -l themes
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themes/.gitkeep b/themes/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29