diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 5b5487debd71a4776ddae54810b4da387ebe46b2..a43fee6f88c950059806b04cfebe5b20e8ebf793 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@
     ignore = all
     branch = dev
 [submodule "krini-cwl"]
-	path = krini-cwl
-	url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-cwl.git
+    path = krini-cwl
+    url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-cwl.git
+    ignore = all
+    branch = dev
 [submodule "krini-serv"]
-	path = krini-serv
-	url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-serv.git
+    path = krini-serv
+    url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-serv.git
+    ignore = all
+    branch = dev
 [submodule "krini-db"]
-	path = krini-db
-	url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-db.git
+    path = krini-db
+    url = ssh://git@git.scicore.unibas.ch:2222/krini/krini-db.git
+    ignore = all
+    branch = dev