diff --git a/changelog.d/5-internal/submodule-formatting b/changelog.d/5-internal/submodule-formatting
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31ab2d3697e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5-internal/submodule-formatting
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Adjust the existing Ormolu script to format the wire-server-enterprise submodule
+as well.
diff --git a/services/wire-server-enterprise b/services/wire-server-enterprise
index 61560248714..126abff4608 160000
--- a/services/wire-server-enterprise
+++ b/services/wire-server-enterprise
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 615602487147e7ac4fae49e72b661ace437e8ce6
+Subproject commit 126abff46082573c958aed8e6a338a00c608c376
diff --git a/tools/ormolu.sh b/tools/ormolu.sh
index 7058e51517b..d063fa77361 100755
--- a/tools/ormolu.sh
+++ b/tools/ormolu.sh
@@ -1,106 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# This is a wrapper script to call tools/ormolu1.sh It calls that script for
+# both, wire-server and the services/wire-server-enterprise submodule. It should
+# be compatible to the old behaviour, with the only addition, that the submodule
+# is visited as well.
 set -e
 
-cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.."
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
 
-ALLOW_DIRTY_WC="0"
-ARG_ORMOLU_MODE="inplace"
-PR_BASE=${PR_BASE:-"origin/develop"}
-
-USAGE="
-This bash script can either
-
-* apply ormolu formatting in-place (the default)
-
-* check all modules for formatting and fail if ormolu needs to be applied (-c flag). This can be run in CI to make sure no branches with non-ormolu formatting make get merged.
-
-USAGE: $0
-    -h     : show this help.
-    -f pr  : run even if working copy is dirty. Check only on files changed by branch.
-    -f all : run even if working copy is dirty. Check all files.
-    -c     : set ormolu mode to 'check'.  default: 'inplace'
-"
-
-usage() { echo "$USAGE" 1>&2; exit 1; }
-
-# Option parsing:
-# https://sookocheff.com/post/bash/parsing-bash-script-arguments-with-shopts/
-while getopts ":f:ch" opt; do
-  case ${opt} in
-    f ) f=${OPTARG}
-      if [ "$f" = "pr" ]; then
-          ALLOW_DIRTY_WC=1
-      elif [ "$f" = "all" ]; then
-          ALLOW_DIRTY_WC=1
-      else
-          usage
-      fi
-      ;;
-    c ) ARG_ORMOLU_MODE="check"
-      ;;
-    h ) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
-         exit 0
-      ;;
-    *) usage;;
-  esac
-done
-shift $((OPTIND -1))
-
-if [ "$#" -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ "$(git status -s | grep -v \?\?)" != "" ]; then
-    if [ "$ALLOW_DIRTY_WC" == "1" ]; then
-        :
-    else
-        echo "Working copy is not clean."
-        echo "Run with -f pr or -f all if you want to run ormolu anyway"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-fi
-
-echo "ormolu mode: $ARG_ORMOLU_MODE"
-echo "language extensions are taken from the resp. cabal files"
-
-FAILURES=0
-
-if [ -t 1 ]; then
-    : "${ORMOLU_CONDENSE_OUTPUT:=1}"
-fi
-
-if [ "$f" = "all" ] || [ "$f" = "" ]; then
-    files=$(git ls-files | grep '\.hsc\?$')
-elif [ "$f" = "pr" ]; then
-    files=$(git diff --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only "$PR_BASE"... | { grep '\.hsc\?$' || true; }; git diff --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only HEAD | { grep \.hs\$ || true ; })
-fi
-
-count=$( echo "$files" | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l )
-echo "Checking $count file(s)…"
-
-for hsfile in $files; do
-    # run in background so that we can detect Ctrl-C properly
-    ormolu --mode $ARG_ORMOLU_MODE --check-idempotence "$hsfile" &
-    wait $! && err=0 || err=$?
-
-    if [ "$err" == "100" ]; then
-        ((++FAILURES))
-        echo "$hsfile...  *** FAILED"
-        clear=""
-    elif [ "$err" == "0" ]; then
-        echo -e "$clear$hsfile...  ok"
-        [ "$ORMOLU_CONDENSE_OUTPUT" == "1" ] && clear="\033[A\r\033[K"
-    else
-        exit "$err"
-    fi
-done
-
-if [ "$FAILURES" != 0 ]; then
-    echo "ormolu failed on $FAILURES files."
-    if [ "$ARG_ORMOLU_MODE" == "check" ]; then
-        echo -en "\n\nyou can fix this by running 'make format' from the git repo root.\n\n"
-    fi
-    exit 1
-fi
+REL_PATH=services/wire-server-enterprise PR_BASE=origin/main ./ormolu1.sh "$@"
+PR_BASE=origin/develop ./ormolu1.sh "$@"
diff --git a/tools/ormolu1.sh b/tools/ormolu1.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..1210c58672a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ormolu1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+REL_PATH=${REL_PATH:-"."}
+cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../$REL_PATH"
+
+echo Formatting branch "$PR_BASE" in "${REL_PATH}"
+
+ALLOW_DIRTY_WC="0"
+ARG_ORMOLU_MODE="inplace"
+PR_BASE=${PR_BASE:-"origin/develop"}
+
+USAGE="
+This bash script can either
+
+* apply ormolu formatting in-place (the default)
+
+* check all modules for formatting and fail if ormolu needs to be applied (-c flag). This can be run in CI to make sure no branches with non-ormolu formatting make get merged.
+
+USAGE: $0
+    -h     : show this help.
+    -f pr  : run even if working copy is dirty. Check only on files changed by branch.
+    -f all : run even if working copy is dirty. Check all files.
+    -c     : set ormolu mode to 'check'.  default: 'inplace'
+"
+
+usage() {
+  echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# Option parsing:
+# https://sookocheff.com/post/bash/parsing-bash-script-arguments-with-shopts/
+while getopts ":f:ch" opt; do
+  case ${opt} in
+  f)
+    f=${OPTARG}
+    if [ "$f" = "pr" ]; then
+      ALLOW_DIRTY_WC=1
+    elif [ "$f" = "all" ]; then
+      ALLOW_DIRTY_WC=1
+    else
+      usage
+    fi
+    ;;
+  c)
+    ARG_ORMOLU_MODE="check"
+    ;;
+  h)
+    echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  *) usage ;;
+  esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND - 1))
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$(git status -s | grep -v \?\?)" != "" ]; then
+  if [ "$ALLOW_DIRTY_WC" == "1" ]; then
+    :
+  else
+    echo "Working copy is not clean."
+    echo "Run with -f pr or -f all if you want to run ormolu anyway"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "ormolu mode: $ARG_ORMOLU_MODE"
+echo "language extensions are taken from the resp. cabal files"
+
+FAILURES=0
+
+if [ -t 1 ]; then
+  : "${ORMOLU_CONDENSE_OUTPUT:=1}"
+fi
+
+if [ "$f" = "all" ] || [ "$f" = "" ]; then
+  files=$(git ls-files | grep '\.hsc\?$')
+elif [ "$f" = "pr" ]; then
+  files=$(
+    git diff --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only "$PR_BASE"... | { grep '\.hsc\?$' || true; }
+    git diff --diff-filter=ACMR --name-only HEAD | { grep \.hs\$ || true; }
+  )
+fi
+
+count=$(echo "$files" | sed '/^\s*$/d' | wc -l)
+echo "Checking $count file(s)…"
+
+for hsfile in $files; do
+  # run in background so that we can detect Ctrl-C properly
+  ormolu --mode $ARG_ORMOLU_MODE --check-idempotence "$hsfile" &
+  wait $! && err=0 || err=$?
+
+  if [ "$err" == "100" ]; then
+    ((++FAILURES))
+    echo "$hsfile...  *** FAILED"
+    clear=""
+  elif [ "$err" == "0" ]; then
+    echo -e "$clear$hsfile...  ok"
+    [ "$ORMOLU_CONDENSE_OUTPUT" == "1" ] && clear="\033[A\r\033[K"
+  else
+    exit "$err"
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ "$FAILURES" != 0 ]; then
+  echo "ormolu failed on $FAILURES files."
+  if [ "$ARG_ORMOLU_MODE" == "check" ]; then
+    echo -en "\n\nyou can fix this by running 'make format' from the git repo root.\n\n"
+  fi
+  exit 1
+fi