diff --git a/roles/git-use-previous-commit/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/git-use-previous-commit/tasks/main.yaml
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+- name: Prepare git submodules
+  shell: |
+    echo "{{ item.key }}"
+    git checkout -b "zuul_origin_{{ zuul.branch }}" "origin/{{ zuul.branch }}"
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ item.value.src_dir }}"
+  loop: "{{ lookup('dict', zuul.projects) }}"