diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 06d05cb..b26d58d 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,27 +1,36 @@
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/php-language-server"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/php-language-server
 	url = https://github.com/felixfbecker/php-language-server
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/wordpress"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/wordpress
 	url = https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/drupal"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/drupal
 	url = https://github.com/drupal/drupal
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/tolerant-php-parser"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/tolerant-php-parser
 	url = https://github.com/microsoft/tolerant-php-parser
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/symfony"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/symfony
 	url = https://github.com/symfony/symfony
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/math-php"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/math-php
 	url = https://github.com/markrogoyski/math-php
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/codeigniter"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/codeigniter
 	url = https://github.com/bcit-ci/codeigniter
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/cakephp"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/cakephp
 	url = https://github.com/cakephp/cakephp
+	shallow = true
 [submodule "validation/frameworks/phpunit"]
 	path = validation/frameworks/phpunit
 	url = https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit
+	shallow = true
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ac0aec5..5593c66 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ php:
   - 7.1
   - 7.2
 
+git:
+  submodules: false
+
 services:
   - docker
 
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.npm
 
 install:
+  - git submodule update --init --jobs 9
   - composer install --prefer-dist --no-interaction
 
 script: