diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/push-docker-image.yml
index 193f205..06d2709 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-docker-image.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,23 @@ jobs:
   push-image-to-docker-hub:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: checkout yiddish submodules (1/2)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ibleaman/loshn-koydesh-pronunciation
+          path: ext/yiddish/yiddish/submodules/loshn-koydesh-pronunciation
+
+      - name: checkout yiddish submodules (2/2)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ibleaman/hasidify_lexicon
+          path: ext/yiddish/yiddish/submodules/hasidify_lexicon
+
       - name: Build the Docker image
         run: >
           docker build . --tag $DOCKER_USER/$REPO_NAME:${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-test-image.yml b/.github/workflows/push-test-image.yml
index 786b893..538544a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-test-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-test-image.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,23 @@ jobs:
   push-image-to-docker-hub:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: checkout yiddish submodules (1/2)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ibleaman/loshn-koydesh-pronunciation
+          path: ext/yiddish/yiddish/submodules/loshn-koydesh-pronunciation
+
+      - name: checkout yiddish submodules (2/2)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ibleaman/hasidify_lexicon
+          path: ext/yiddish/yiddish/submodules/hasidify_lexicon
+
       - name: Build the Docker image
         run: docker build . --tag $DOCKER_USER/$REPO_NAME:test
 
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index cc82df3..4d50032 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 	url = https://github.com/fadhleryani/Arabic_ALA-LC_Romanization.git
 [submodule "ext/yiddish"]
 	path = ext/yiddish
-	url = https://github.com/ibleaman/yiddish.git
+	url = https://github.com/scossu/yiddish.git
 	branch = loc
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 578751e..7b569e1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,18 +10,17 @@ RUN addgroup --system www
 RUN adduser --system www
 RUN gpasswd -a www www
 
+WORKDIR ${_workroot}
 COPY entrypoint.sh uwsgi.ini wsgi.py ./
 COPY ext ./ext/
 COPY scriptshifter ./scriptshifter/
 
-WORKDIR ${_workroot}
 COPY requirements.txt ./
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # Remove development packages.
 RUN apt remove -y build-essential git
 RUN apt autoremove -y
-RUN rm -rf ext/yiddish
 
 RUN chmod +x ./entrypoint.sh
 RUN chown -R www:www ${_workroot} .