diff --git a/scanner.py b/scanner.py
index a58caa85..98d8a4d8 100644
--- a/scanner.py
+++ b/scanner.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ 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, multi_options = ["--depth=1", "--single-branch" "--recurse-submodules"])
             print(f"Cloning {repo_name}...")
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Cloning {repo_name} failed: {e}")
@@ -525,4 +525,4 @@ updated_node_info = update_custom_nodes()
 print("\n# 'extension-node-map.json' file is generated.\n")
 gen_json(updated_node_info)
 
-print("\nDONE.\n")
\ No newline at end of file
+print("\nDONE.\n")