diff --git a/src/Models/Watcher.cs b/src/Models/Watcher.cs
index a5e1c324..d0ccdea5 100644
--- a/src/Models/Watcher.cs
+++ b/src/Models/Watcher.cs
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
             {
                 _updateBranch = 0;
                 _updateWC = 0;
+                _updateSubmodules = 0;
 
                 if (_updateTags > 0)
                 {
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
                 Task.Run(_repo.RefreshBranches);
                 Task.Run(_repo.RefreshCommits);
                 Task.Run(_repo.RefreshWorkingCopyChanges);
+                Task.Run(_repo.RefreshSubmodules);
                 Task.Run(_repo.RefreshWorktrees);
             }
 
@@ -178,12 +180,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
                 (name.StartsWith("worktrees/", StringComparison.Ordinal) && name.EndsWith("/HEAD", StringComparison.Ordinal)))
             {
                 _updateBranch = DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(.5).ToFileTime();
-
-                lock (_lockSubmodule)
-                {
-                    if (_submodules.Count > 0)
-                        _updateSubmodules = DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(1).ToFileTime();
-                }
             }
             else if (name.StartsWith("objects/", StringComparison.Ordinal) || name.Equals("index", StringComparison.Ordinal))
             {