diff --git a/bash_profile.d/git.sh b/bash_profile.d/git.sh
index 5ba4662..77558b2 100644
--- a/bash_profile.d/git.sh
+++ b/bash_profile.d/git.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function heck_git_ui {
 
   # submodule
   alias gsubpush='git submodule foreach "git push || :"'
+  alias gsubinit='git submodule update --init'
 
   function heck_git_ui_deprecated {
     # --all / -u