2 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/com/gitblit/LuceneExecutor.java b/src/com/gitblit/LuceneExecutor.java
index d1c27f4d..9cae3d52 100644
--- a/src/com/gitblit/LuceneExecutor.java
+++ b/src/com/gitblit/LuceneExecutor.java
@@ -652,6 +652,9 @@ public class LuceneExecutor implements Runnable {
 					Resolution.MINUTE);
 			IndexWriter writer = getIndexWriter(repositoryName);
 			for (PathChangeModel path : changedPaths) {
+				if (path.isSubmodule()) {
+					continue;
+				}
 				// delete the indexed blob
 				deleteBlob(repositoryName, branch, path.name);
 
diff --git a/src/com/gitblit/models/PathModel.java b/src/com/gitblit/models/PathModel.java
index c78b300c..9bb7eb73 100644
--- a/src/com/gitblit/models/PathModel.java
+++ b/src/com/gitblit/models/PathModel.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public class PathModel implements Serializable, Comparable<PathModel> {
 		this.commitId = commitId;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isSubmodule() {
+		return FileMode.GITLINK.equals(mode);
+	}
+	
 	public boolean isTree() {
 		return FileMode.TREE.equals(mode);
 	}
@@ -71,6 +75,13 @@ public class PathModel implements Serializable, Comparable<PathModel> {
 		if (isTree && otherTree) {
 			return path.compareTo(o.path);
 		} else if (!isTree && !otherTree) {
+			if (isSubmodule() && o.isSubmodule()) {
+				return path.compareTo(o.path);
+			} else if (isSubmodule()) {
+				return -1;
+			} else if (o.isSubmodule()) {
+				return 1;
+			}
 			return path.compareTo(o.path);
 		} else if (isTree && !otherTree) {
 			return -1;