diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ sudo apt-get install make cmake
 ### Installing and Running the tool
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com.git
+git clone https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com.git --recursive
 cd choosealicense.com
 ./script/bootstrap
 ./script/server