diff --git a/district/jekyll_import.py b/district/jekyll_import.py
index 0e82e3ce89be48a0140149d923ad7bab1ebdfe89..743524f2064efa40afcd729aa5911e3546d6ff01 100644
--- a/district/jekyll_import.py
+++ b/district/jekyll_import.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def clone_repo(url: str) -> str:
         rmtree(repo_path)
 
     os.chdir(path)
-    os.system("git clone {}".format(url))
+    os.system("git clone --depth 1 {}".format(url))
 
     return repo_path