diff --git a/.drone.jsonnet b/.drone.jsonnet
index c749c118d..a19832520 100644
--- a/.drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ local gtest_filter = '-AddressFromURL.Failure:DNSResolver.DNSSEC*';
 
 local docker_base = 'registry.oxen.rocks/lokinet-ci-';
 
-local submodules_commands = ['git fetch --tags', 'git submodule update --init --recursive --depth=1'];
+local submodules_commands = ['git fetch --tags', 'git submodule update --init --recursive --depth=1 --jobs=4'];
 local submodules = {
   name: 'submodules',
   image: 'drone/git',