diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 36d2db9..e2f5479 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
 
-# jobs are run in paralell on different machines
+# jobs are run in parallel on different machines
 # all steps run in series
 jobs:
   build_and_test:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: true # Get JUCE populated
+          submodules: recursive # get all submodules
 
       - name: Cache the build
         uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.5