diff --git a/.github/workflows/buck-build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/buck-build-and-test.yml
index 2ee3ca73..253416fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buck-build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buck-build-and-test.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,15 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu, macos]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: |
+          ls prelude
+          if [ -d prelude ]; then
+            rm -rf prelude
+          fi
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - uses: dtolnay/install-buck2@latest
+        with:
+          prelude-submodule: prelude
       - run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install opam
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu'
       - run: brew install opam
@@ -25,5 +32,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: ./ocaml-setup.sh
       - run: cargo install --git https://github.com/facebookincubator/reindeer.git reindeer --force
       - run: reindeer --third-party-dir shim/third-party/rust buckify
+      # - run: |-
+      #     git submodule add https://github.com/facebook/buck2-prelude.git prelude
+      #     git submodule update --init --depth 1
       - run: buck2 build shim//third-party/... -v 2
       - run: buck2 build root//... -v 2