diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index eef89829173252edcff5a843594857000bfaf748..175f1f1740ad20fa27dd445118ff4285c1aaec25 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 	branch = dev
 [submodule "caosdb-proto"]
 	path = caosdb-proto
-	url = git@gitlab.indiscale.com:caosdb/src/caosdb-proto.git
+	url = ../caosdb-proto/