diff --git a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
index 0494106..697d60b 100644
--- a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
+++ b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 rcFile=$HOME/.zshrc # shell rc file
-# gitJobs=5 # number of jobs to download from github with
+gitJobs=3 # number of jobs to download from github with
 gitJobs=default # default for no --jobs x arg, integar for a number of jobs
 rebootMins=3 # minutes of warning before reboot
 
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ arg=$1 # just rename the argument var for clarity with the functions
 
 # commands
 if [ "$gitJobs" == "default" ]; then
-	gitCloneCmd="git clone --recursive --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
+	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch --recursive --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
 else
-	gitCloneCmd="git clone --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
+	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
 fi
 
 # gitCloneCmd="git clone --recursive --single-branch --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"