diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1d7f28ad9b1e45d495b9440664eac40bad1ac6cf..6821767e986fef35ecf107d7b79b6ae27c0834bb 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "groundStation/src/vrpn"]
 	path = groundStation/src/vrpn
 	url = https://github.com/vrpn/vrpn
+	ignore = dirty