diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 21ad13a0..3f8b8025 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 [submodule "contrib/tor-connect"]
 	path = contrib/tor-connect
 	url = https://github.com/hyle-team/tor-connect.git
+	branch = main