diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c47aed1da..b605ac7c2 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "core"]
-	path = core
+[submodule "coreSubProjects"]
+	path = coreSubProjects
 	url = https://gitlab.com/jeseibel/distant-horizons-core.git
-	branch = main
diff --git a/core b/core
deleted file mode 160000
index 8b877a5f1..000000000
--- a/core
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 8b877a5f1ae21f80250bdced30f227fe7dd5cdcb
diff --git a/coreSubProjects b/coreSubProjects
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..9799b0a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coreSubProjects
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 9799b0a263fb9cc30b9b8ed1dce914fe363f0533
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 785ff685f..6b94ea1aa 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ pluginManagement {
 include("common")
 include("fabric")
 include("forge")
+
 include("core")
+project(":core").projectDir = file('coreSubProjects/core')
 include("api")
 
 rootProject.name = "DistantHorizons"