diff --git a/docs/source/configs/index.rst b/docs/source/configs/index.rst
index e5fc8cb7..7784f539 100644
--- a/docs/source/configs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configs/index.rst
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ In summary:
 
 - Convert the configuration path and name to uppercase.
 
-- Replace any dots (``.``) with underscores (``_``).
+- Replace any dots (``.``) or dashes (``-``) with underscores (``_``).
 
 
 .. _sec-resources-configs-multiple:
diff --git a/src/cijoe/core/command.py b/src/cijoe/core/command.py
index 39200fe0..5a94fdaf 100644
--- a/src/cijoe/core/command.py
+++ b/src/cijoe/core/command.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def getconf(self, key: str, default: Any = None):
         found in the initiator's environment variables.
         """
 
-        envkey = key.replace(".", "_").upper()
+        envkey = key.replace(".", "_").replace("-", ".").upper()
         envvar = os.getenv(envkey)
         if envvar:
             log.debug(f"found {key} ({envkey}) in environment variables.")
diff --git a/src/cijoe/core/scripts/repository_prep.py b/src/cijoe/core/scripts/repository_prep.py
index ef0feeea..ce55ab09 100644
--- a/src/cijoe/core/scripts/repository_prep.py
+++ b/src/cijoe/core/scripts/repository_prep.py
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ def __call__(self, parser, namespace, values, option_string=None):
         action=StringToBoolAction,
         help="Argument for git: Clone only the history leading to the tip of the specified revision.",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--recursive",
+        choices=["true", "false"],
+        default=True,
+        action=StringToBoolAction,
+        help="Argument for git: Recurse into the registered submodules, and update any nested submodules within.",
+    )
 
 
 def main(args, cijoe):
@@ -73,6 +80,8 @@ def main(args, cijoe):
         depth_arg = f"--depth {depth}" if depth else ""
         single_branch = repos.get("single_branch", args.single_branch)
         single_branch_arg = "--single-branch" if single_branch else ""
+        recursive = repos.get("recursive", args.recursive)
+        recursive_arg = "--recursive" if recursive else ""
 
         repos_root = Path(repos["path"]).parent
 
@@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ def main(args, cijoe):
         err, _ = run(
             f"[ ! -d {repos['path']} ] && "
             f"git clone {repos['remote']} {repos['path']} "
-            f"{depth_arg} {single_branch_arg} --recursive"
+            f"{depth_arg} {single_branch_arg} {recursive_arg}"
         )
         if err:
             log.info("either already cloned or failed cloning; continuing optimisticly")
@@ -108,9 +117,10 @@ def main(args, cijoe):
                 log.error("failed pulling; giving up")
                 return err
 
-        err, _ = run("git submodule update --init --recursive", cwd=repos["path"])
-        if err:
-            log.info("Updating submodules failed; continuin optimisticly")
+        if recursive:
+            err, _ = run("git submodule update --init --recursive", cwd=repos["path"])
+            if err:
+                log.info("Updating submodules failed; continuing optimisticly")
 
         err, _ = run("git status", cwd=repos["path"])
         if err:
diff --git a/src/cijoe/core/templates/report-workflow.html.jinja2 b/src/cijoe/core/templates/report-workflow.html.jinja2
index 37e07ddd..e45bb046 100644
--- a/src/cijoe/core/templates/report-workflow.html.jinja2
+++ b/src/cijoe/core/templates/report-workflow.html.jinja2
@@ -80,15 +80,12 @@ div.image {
   border-top: 1px solid;
 }
 
-[id^="CONTENT_TESTREPORT"]:has(.btn-success.selected) .list-group-item:not(.list-group-item-success) {
-  display: none;
-}
-[id^="CONTENT_TESTREPORT"]:has(.btn-danger.selected) .list-group-item:not(.list-group-item-danger) {
-  display: none;
-}
-[id^="CONTENT_TESTREPORT"]:has(.btn-secondary.selected) .list-group-item:not(.list-group-item-secondary) {
+[id^="CONTENT_TESTREPORT"]:has(.btn-success.selected) .list-group-item:not(.list-group-item-success, .show, .collapsing),
+[id^="CONTENT_TESTREPORT"]:has(.btn-danger.selected) .list-group-item:not(.list-group-item-danger, .show, .collapsing),
+[id^="CONTENT_TESTREPORT"]:has(.btn-secondary.selected) .list-group-item:not(.list-group-item-secondary, .show, .collapsing) {
   display: none;
 }
+
 [id^="CONTENT_TESTREPORT"] .btn.selected:not(.btn-primary) {
   box-shadow: var(--bs-btn-focus-box-shadow);
 }