diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
index c71bab9..c70773c 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-push
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
   return 1
 }
 
+check_submodule_remotes() {
+  git submodule foreach --quiet "
+    if ! git remote get-url \"$remote\" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      echo \"Error: submodule '\$name' missing remote '$remote'.\"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  "
+}
 
 if ! read_branches; then
   echo "Skipping tests: not pushing testing, staging, main, or production."
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8fb06ba..c966ea8 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@
 !data/.gitkeep
 .last_tested_commit
 .last_unit_tested_commit
-
+.last_successful_prepush_test
 certs/*
 test/logs/*