diff --git a/lib/steps.js b/lib/steps.js
index 3b3bd70..5260e02 100644
--- a/lib/steps.js
+++ b/lib/steps.js
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ var steps = module.exports = {
                       childProcess.execFile('git', [
                           'clone',
                           '-q',
+                          '--depth=1',
                           repo,
                           repoCacheDir
                         ],
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ var steps = module.exports = {
                 childProcess.execFile('git', [
                     'clone',
                     '-q',
+                    '--depth=1',
                     repo,
                     repoTargetDir
                   ],
diff --git a/test/steps/getRepositories.js b/test/steps/getRepositories.js
index 9600b12..db64898 100644
--- a/test/steps/getRepositories.js
+++ b/test/steps/getRepositories.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ lab.experiment('getRepositories', function () {
             [
               'clone',
               '-q',
+              '--depth=1',
               'git@github.com:bkendall/flaming-octo-nemesis',
               '/cache/bkendall/flaming-octo-nemesis'
             ]
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ lab.experiment('getRepositories', function () {
             [
               'clone',
               '-q',
+              '--depth=1',
               sinon.match.string,
               sinon.match.string
             ]