diff --git a/fixbaserom.py b/fixbaserom.py
index 3cc67be0a8..df84332bae 100644
--- a/fixbaserom.py
+++ b/fixbaserom.py
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ print("Patching header...")
 strippedContent[0x3E] = 0x50
 
 # Check to see if the ROM is a "vanilla" Debug ROM
-md5Hash = hashlib.md5(bytearray(strippedContent)).hexdigest()
+md5Hash = hashlib.md5(bytes(strippedContent)).hexdigest()
 
 if (str(md5Hash) != "f0b7f35375f9cc8ca1b2d59d78e35405"):
-    print("Error: Expected a hash of f0b7f35375f9cc8ca1b2d59d78e35405 but got " + str(md5Hash) + ". The baserom is probably not \"vanilla\"")
+    print("Error: Expected a hash of f0b7f35375f9cc8ca1b2d59d78e35405 but got " + str(md5Hash) + ". The baserom has probably been tampered, find a new one")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 # Write out our new ROM
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 2272230b53..9b663e20b8 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ clean:
 	$(RM) $(ROM) $(ELF) -r build
 
 setup:
+	git submodule update --init --recursive
 	make -C tools
 	python3 fixbaserom.py
 	python3 extract_baserom.py