diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ceeb6e1..0becc04 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 image: docker
 
+variables:
+  GIT_SUBMODULE_STRATEGY: normal
+
 services:
 - docker:dind
 
diff --git a/VILLASweb-backend b/VILLASweb-backend
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..9610f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VILLASweb-backend
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 9610f8bc9e5eaf35fc53f97c64ecd16b04f55b5b