diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 95cd414..ed376b0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 _*
-.venv
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv
+swisseph
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index b92f0c4..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "swisseph"]
-	path = swisseph
-	url = https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph.git
diff --git a/astrolobot.py b/astrolobot.py
index fbfec31..fd28170 100644
--- a/astrolobot.py
+++ b/astrolobot.py
@@ -2,13 +2,31 @@ import swisseph as swe
 from datetime import datetime
 import webbrowser
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
+from urllib.request import urlretrieve
 from threading import Thread
-from os import chdir
+from os import makedirs,path
 import http.server
 import asyncio
 import twitchio
 import json
 
+def download_files():
+    if not path.exists(script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/'):
+        makedirs(script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/')
+    #if not path.exists(script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/sefstars.txt'):
+    #    print('downloading sefstars.txt')
+    #    urlretrieve('https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph/raw/refs/heads/master/ephe/sefstars.txt',script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/sefstars.txt')
+    if not path.exists(script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/seas_18.se1'):
+        print('downloading seas_18.se1')
+        urlretrieve('https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph/raw/refs/heads/master/ephe/seas_18.se1',script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/seas_18.se1')
+    #if not path.exists(script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/semo_18.se1'):
+    #    print('downloadingh semo_18.se1')
+    #    urlretrieve('https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph/raw/refs/heads/master/ephe/semo_18.se1',script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/semo_18.se1')
+    #if not path.exists(script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/sepl_18.se1'):
+    #    print('downloading sepl_18.se1')
+    #    urlretrieve('https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph/raw/refs/heads/master/ephe/sepl_18.se1',script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/sepl_18.se1')
+    print('swiss ephemeris files ready')
+
 def get_planet_info():
     # make sure location is set in THIS thread
     swe.set_ephe_path(script_path()+'swisseph/ephe/')
@@ -149,6 +167,8 @@ def script_load(settings):
         pip.main(['install','-qqq','pyswisseph','twitchio','twitchio[starlette]'])
         obspython.obs_data_set_bool(settings,'pip_done',True)
 
+    download_files()
+
     obs_settings=settings
 
 def script_unload():