diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8cb8dec10308200007e0242c6c1494a82a5dbe1c..ee4f434ea0c807350edbc480429b64673c33521f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 image: python:3.10-bullseye
 
+variables:
+  GIT_STRATEGY: clone
+  GIT_CHECKOUT: "false"
+
 stages:
   - deploy
 
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f3d1367a4d2eff305b0846df98bdf6a007c19ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "backend"]
+	path = backend
+	url = https://gitlab.fi.muni.cz/inject/backend