diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-image.yaml
index dd1a89f82..ad7c0af2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-push-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-push-image.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
     branches: ['master'] # master branch only. Do not modify.
     paths-ignore:
       - '**.md'
+      - '.gitmodules'
       - 'cloud-deployments/**/*'
       - 'images/**/*'
       - '.vscode/**/*'
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 526045ba7..0a491b420 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "browser-extension"]
 	path = browser-extension
-	url = git@github.com:Mintplex-Labs/anythingllm-extension.git
+	url = https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anythingllm-extension.git
 [submodule "embed"]
 	path = embed
-	url = git@github.com:Mintplex-Labs/anythingllm-embed.git
+	url = https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anythingllm-embed.git
 	branch = main