diff --git a/src/tasks/tidy.ts b/src/tasks/tidy.ts
index b55308dd..4d338e72 100644
--- a/src/tasks/tidy.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/tidy.ts
@@ -341,14 +341,18 @@ export async function tidyIssuesWithoutAssignee(api: Api): Promise<void> {
  * @param api GitLab API instance to use for the requests
  */
 export async function tidy(api: Api) {
-  const projects = await getProjects(api, GROUPS);
+  // get first level sub groups
+  const groups = GROUPS.slice();
+  groups.push.apply(groups, (await api.getSubGroupsForGroup(groups[0])).map((group) => group.id));
+
+  // get projects of groups
+  const projects = await getProjects(api, groups);
 
   await Promise.all([
     tidyLabels(api, projects),
     tidyMilestones(api, projects),
     tidyProtectedBranches(api, projects),
     tidyProtectedTags(api, projects),
-    tidySubGroupMembers(api),
   ]);
 
   await tidyOpenIssuesWithoutMeetingLabel(api);