diff --git a/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh b/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh
index 778a991a..cd5924a2 100755
--- a/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ scripts_dir="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 # ignore riscv-tools for submodule init recursive
 # you must do this globally (otherwise riscv-tools deep
 # in the submodule tree will get pulled anyway
-git config --global submodule.toolchains/riscv-tools.update none
-git config --global submodule.toolchains/esp-tools.update none
+git config submodule.toolchains/riscv-tools.update none
+git config submodule.toolchains/esp-tools.update none
 git config --global submodule.experimental-blocks.update none
 # Disable updates to the FireSim submodule until explicitly requested
 git config submodule.sims/firesim.update none
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ git config submodule.sims/firesim.update none
 git config submodule.vlsi/hammer-cad-plugins.update none
 git submodule update --init --recursive #--jobs 8
 # unignore riscv-tools,catapult-shell2 globally
-git config --global --unset submodule.toolchains/riscv-tools.update
-git config --global --unset submodule.toolchains/esp-tools.update
+git config --unset submodule.toolchains/riscv-tools.update
+git config --unset submodule.toolchains/esp-tools.update
 git config --global --unset submodule.experimental-blocks.update
 
 # Renable firesim and init only the required submodules to provide