diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6f9ccfa7037066bdeda69184d6e836d400cd97b5..2fdd3642fb60b14938aa868b0d8451fed0934cfb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@
 [submodule "functions/GoogleAuthenticator"]
 	path = functions/GoogleAuthenticator
 	url = https://github.com/PHPGangsta/GoogleAuthenticator
+	ignore = all
 [submodule "functions/qrcodejs"]
 	path = functions/qrcodejs
 	url = https://github.com/davidshimjs/qrcodejs
+	ignore = all
 [submodule "functions/xmlseclibs"]
 	path = functions/xmlseclibs
 	url = https://github.com/robrichards/xmlseclibs.git
+	ignore = all
 [submodule "functions/parsedown"]
 	path = functions/parsedown
 	url = https://github.com/erusev/parsedown.git
+	ignore = all