diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3c4843175d0c5476f90578383d22bdf1b0cec313..47f16e655d26fea48cb911f4bddb801cfa8ba8f8 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ if [ `whoami` == "root" ]; then
 else
 
     # Ajoute utils
-    rm -R utils
-    git submodule add -f -b submodules "git@gitlab.veremes.net:Development/vitis_apps/sources/utils.git" utils
+    if [ -f ".gitmodules" ]; then
+        rm -R utils
+        git submodule add -f -b submodules "git@gitlab.veremes.net:Development/vitis_apps/sources/utils.git" utils
+    fi
 
     cd utils/
-    ./init_submodules.sh
+    if [ -f ".gitmodules" ]; then
+        ./init_submodules.sh
+    fi
     ./init_symlinks.sh
     ./copy_hooks.sh