diff --git a/blog-starter/scripts/bootstrap-theme.sh b/blog-starter/scripts/bootstrap-theme.sh
index 1f695aa..fc54060 100644
--- a/blog-starter/scripts/bootstrap-theme.sh
+++ b/blog-starter/scripts/bootstrap-theme.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -eu
 
 THEME_DIR="themes/LoveIt"
 THEME_REPO="https://github.com/dillonzq/LoveIt.git"
-THEME_REF="${LOVEIT_REF:-0.3.x}"
+THEME_REF="${LOVEIT_REF:-master}"
 
 mkdir -p themes
 
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ else
   git clone --depth 1 --branch "${THEME_REF}" "${THEME_REPO}" "${THEME_DIR}"
 fi
 
+if [ -f "${THEME_DIR}/.gitmodules" ]; then
+  echo "Initializing LoveIt submodules..."
+  git -C "${THEME_DIR}" submodule sync --recursive
+  git -C "${THEME_DIR}" submodule update --init --recursive
+fi
+
 echo "LoveIt theme is ready in ${THEME_DIR}"