diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7f2ef259b42438f3d7e4e7ae79971f76d6177822..1cb1c91badb7d67e0f0cdf8b94d3de06491ad146 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [submodule "krini-ng"]
 	path = krini-ng
 	url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-ng.git
+        ignore = all
 [submodule "krini-dr"]
 	path = krini-dr
 	url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-dr.git
+        ignore = all