diff --git a/get_libwallet_api.sh b/get_libwallet_api.sh
index 9d52b911..d66c4c8f 100755
--- a/get_libwallet_api.sh
+++ b/get_libwallet_api.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ BUILD_LIBWALLET=false
 if [ ! -d $MONERO_DIR/src ]; then
     git submodule init monero
 fi
-git submodule update
+git submodule update --remote
 
 # get monero core tag
 get_tag
diff --git a/monero b/monero
index 16b8b66a..daf66621 160000
--- a/monero
+++ b/monero
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 16b8b66adcad57983b099fdf3ac1b52519390bc6
+Subproject commit daf66621dcf43f36067465a1f1c99f5b1390c400
diff --git a/monero-wallet-gui.pro b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
index dab04749..e6a9a675 100644
--- a/monero-wallet-gui.pro
+++ b/monero-wallet-gui.pro
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ SOURCES = *.qml \
 
 LIBS += -L$$WALLET_ROOT/lib \
         -lwallet_merged \
-        monero/build/release/contrib/epee/src/libepee.a \
+         $$WALLET_ROOT/build/release/contrib/epee/src/libepee.a \
         -lunbound