diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 000d732bd5..42a7421567 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ pipeline {
         stage('large test models') {
           agent { dockerfile { filename 'Dockerfile.openpilot_base'; args '--user=root' } }
           steps {
+            sh "git config --global --add safe.directory '*'"
+            sh "git submodule update --init --depth=1 --recursive"
+            sh "scons -j42"
             sh "cd selfdrive/car/tests && INTERNAL_SEG_LIST='selfdrive/car/tests/test_models_segs.txt' ./test_models.py"
           }
         }