diff --git a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
index 09b1e4d..bbaa92e 100644
--- a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
+++ b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ arg=$1 # just rename the argument var for clarity with the functions
 
 # commands
 if [ "$gitJobs" == "default" ]; then
-	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch --recursive --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
+	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch -depth 1 --recursive --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
 else
-	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch --recursive --jobs $gitJobs --branch $gitBranch https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf $idfDir"
+	gitCloneCmd="git clone --single-branch -depth 1 --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"