diff --git a/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe b/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
index 94ec3ed9..c4a410b2 160000
--- a/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
+++ b/.vim/bundle/YouCompleteMe
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 94ec3ed902e4e55b1766232d3b0e7d602bc2c472
+Subproject commit c4a410b2ca3a6222c7e196c10f258f6e672f31a9
diff --git a/.vim/bundle/racer b/.vim/bundle/racer
index 063094b9..f877a066 160000
--- a/.vim/bundle/racer
+++ b/.vim/bundle/racer
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 063094b977ce6c415f91e939626f334982c0a0a3
+Subproject commit f877a066cda349f8747a8d2de3ca7bcb4603dcfb
diff --git a/.vim/bundle/vim-syntastic b/.vim/bundle/vim-syntastic
index 64cce208..87f3e80b 160000
--- a/.vim/bundle/vim-syntastic
+++ b/.vim/bundle/vim-syntastic
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 64cce208388c10debd5b150de08d9be371bd0e86
+Subproject commit 87f3e80b443870ce821f82dd1b3dba5bd66b51b2
diff --git a/common/configure_fresh_system b/common/configure_fresh_system
index c018ac1e..6cc8ed2c 100755
--- a/common/configure_fresh_system
+++ b/common/configure_fresh_system
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
-set -v
 echo
 echo "configuring settings common among OSes"
 sudo true
@@ -83,10 +82,11 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib
 cd "$DIR/../"
 echo "getting rust sources..."
 if [[ ! -d rust ]]; then
-    git clone https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.git
+    git clone https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.git --recursive
 else
     cd rust 
     git pull
+    git submodule update --init --recursive
 fi
 
 cargo install -f rustfmt