diff --git a/git_helper.py b/git_helper.py
index e79b43a6..7c719667 100644
--- a/git_helper.py
+++ b/git_helper.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def gitclone(custom_nodes_path, url, target_hash=None, repo_path=None):
         repo_path = os.path.join(custom_nodes_path, repo_name)
 
     # Clone the repository from the remote URL
-    repo = git.Repo.clone_from(url, repo_path, recursive=True, progress=GitProgress())
+    repo = git.Repo.clone_from(url, repo_path, recursive=True, progress=GitProgress(), depth=1)
 
     if target_hash is not None:
         print(f"CHECKOUT: {repo_name} [{target_hash}]")
diff --git a/glob/manager_core.py b/glob/manager_core.py
index 41906a6f..d38050e2 100644
--- a/glob/manager_core.py
+++ b/glob/manager_core.py
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ class UnifiedManager:
                 if res != 0:
                     return result.fail(f"Failed to clone repo: {clone_url}")
             else:
-                repo = git.Repo.clone_from(clone_url, repo_path, recursive=True, progress=GitProgress())
+                repo = git.Repo.clone_from(clone_url, repo_path, recursive=True, progress=GitProgress(), depth=1)
                 repo.git.clear_cache()
                 repo.close()
 
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ async def gitclone_install(url, instant_execution=False, msg_prefix='', no_deps=
                 if res != 0:
                     return result.fail(f"Failed to clone '{clone_url}' into  '{repo_path}'")
             else:
-                repo = git.Repo.clone_from(clone_url, repo_path, recursive=True, progress=GitProgress())
+                repo = git.Repo.clone_from(clone_url, repo_path, recursive=True, progress=GitProgress(), depth=1)
                 if commit_id!= "":
                     repo.git.checkout(commit_id)
                     repo.git.submodule('update', '--init', '--recursive')
diff --git a/scanner.py b/scanner.py
index 0c3d6c44..98288777 100644
--- a/scanner.py
+++ b/scanner.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def clone_or_pull_git_repository(git_url):
             print(f"Pulling {repo_name} failed: {e}")
     else:
         try:
-            Repo.clone_from(git_url, repo_dir, recursive=True)
+            Repo.clone_from(git_url, repo_dir, recursive=True, depth=1)
             print(f"Cloning {repo_name}...")
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Cloning {repo_name} failed: {e}")