diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 2383a3c1..e69de29b 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "probert"]
-	path = probert
-	url = git@github.com:CanonicalLtd/probert.git
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51b57cc0..ffa56d09 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ BOOTLOADER=grub2
 OFFLINE=-o
 INSTALLIMG=ubuntu-server-${STREAM}-${RELEASE}-${ARCH}-installer.img
 INSTALLER_RESOURCES += $(shell find installer/resources -type f)
-GITDEBDIR=/tmp/subiquity-deb
+PROBERTDIR=./probert
+PROBERT_REPO=https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/probert.git
+PROBERT_REVNO=cf19028b1061a2b8fe2662a45669243d26324f65
+GITDEBDIR=./debian.git
 DEBDIR=./debian
 
 ifneq (,$(MACHINE))
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ endif
 
 all: dryrun
 
-$(NAME)_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz: clean
+$(NAME)_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz: probert clean
 	cd .. && tar czf $(NAME)_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz $(shell basename `pwd`) --exclude-vcs --exclude=debian --exclude='.tox*'
 
 tarball: $(NAME)_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ tarball: $(NAME)_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz
 install_deps:
 	sudo apt-get install python3-urwid python3-pyudev python3-netifaces python3-nose python3-flake8 python3-yaml git bzr ubuntu-cloudimage-keyring python3-jinja2 python3-coverage
 
-dryrun:
+dryrun: probert
 	$(MAKE) ui-view DRYRUN="--dry-run"
 
 ui-view:
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ unit:
 	echo "Running unit tests..."
 	python3 -m "nose" -v --nologcapture --with-coverage ${TOPDIR}/tests/
 
-installer/$(INSTALLIMG): installer/geninstaller installer/runinstaller $(INSTALLER_RESOURCES)
+installer/$(INSTALLIMG): installer/geninstaller installer/runinstaller $(INSTALLER_RESOURCES) probert
 	(cd installer && ./geninstaller -v $(OFFLINE) -r $(RELEASE) -a $(ARCH) -s $(STREAM) -b $(BOOTLOADER)) 
 	echo $(INSTALLER_RESOURCES)
 
@@ -61,29 +64,37 @@ installer: installer/$(INSTALLIMG)
 run: installer
 	(cd installer && INSTALLER=$(INSTALLIMG) ./runinstaller)
 
+probert:
+	@if [ ! -d "$(PROBERTDIR)" ]; then \
+		git clone -q $(PROBERT_REPO) $(PROBERTDIR); \
+		(cd probert && git checkout -f $(PROBERT_REVNO)); \
+    fi
+
 git-checkout-deb:
-	@if [ ! -d "$(GITDEBDIR)" ]; then \
+	@if [ ! -d "$(DEBDIR)" ]; then \
 		git clone -q https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/subiquity-deb.git $(GITDEBDIR); \
-	fi
-	@if [ ! -h "$(DEBDIR)" ]; then \
-		ln -sf $(GITDEBDIR)/debian $(DEBDIR); \
-	fi
+        mv $(GITDEBDIR)/debian $(DEBDIR); \
+        rm -fr $(GITDEBDIR); \
+    fi
+
 DPKGBUILDARGS = -us -uc -i'.git.*|.tox|.bzr.*|.editorconfig|.travis-yaml'
 deb-src: git-checkout-deb clean tarball
 	@dpkg-buildpackage -S -sa $(DPKGBUILDARGS)
 
-deb-release: git-checkout-deb
+deb-release: git-checkout-deb tarball
 	@dpkg-buildpackage -S -sd $(DPKGBUILDARGS)
 
 deb: git-checkout-deb
 	@dpkg-buildpackage -b $(DPKGBUILDARGS)
 
 clean:
-	@-debian/rules clean
-	@rm -rf debian/subiquity
-	@rm -rf ../$(NAME)_*.deb ../$(NAME)_*.tar.gz ../$(NAME)_$.dsc ../$(NAME)_*.changes \
-		../$(NAME)_*.build ../$(NAME)_*.upload
-	wrap-and-sort
+	@if [ -d "$(DEBDIR)" ]; then \
+        ./debian/rules clean; \
+	    rm -rf debian/subiquity; \
+	    rm -rf ../$(NAME)_*.deb ../$(NAME)_*.tar.gz ../$(NAME)_$.dsc ../$(NAME)_*.changes \
+		    ../$(NAME)_*.build ../$(NAME)_*.upload; \
+	    wrap-and-sort; \
+    fi
 	rm -f installer/target.img
 	rm -f installer/installer.img
 	rm -f installer/geninstaller.log
diff --git a/probert b/probert
deleted file mode 160000
index f98791fe..00000000
--- a/probert
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit f98791fe735866c2e1d244dc12849d880b323bfd