diff --git a/update-submodule.sh b/update-submodule.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a57c144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update-submodule.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"
+
+cd themes/launcher
+git checkout master
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 3a57ecc..c1e2cdf 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+./update-submodule.sh
+
 cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )"
 
 if ! [[ $(git submodule update --checkout themes/launcher) ]]; then