diff --git a/content/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/using-submodules-with-github-pages.md b/content/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/using-submodules-with-github-pages.md
index 53fe3929bb37..e2a6314aec56 100644
--- a/content/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/using-submodules-with-github-pages.md
+++ b/content/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/using-submodules-with-github-pages.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ If the repository for your {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %} site cont
 
 You can only use submodules that point to public repositories, because the {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %} server cannot access private repositories.
 
-Use the `https://` read-only URL for your submodules, including nested submodules. You can make this change in your _.gitmodules_ file.
+Use the `https://` read-only URL for your submodules, including nested submodules. You can make this change in your `.gitmodules` file.
 
 ## Further reading