diff --git a/.github/workflows/ldo_sky130hvl.yml b/.github/workflows/ldo_sky130hvl.yml
index 5597b422e..f56874316 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ldo_sky130hvl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ldo_sky130hvl.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
+        
+      - name: Checkout platforms submodule for PDK files
+        run: git submodule update --init --remote openfasoc/common/platforms
+        
       - name: Test sky130hvl LDO
         env:
                 IMAGE_NAME: msaligane/openfasoc:stable