diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 68547f52fb..a7107d7ce9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - run: |
           cd ../
-          git clone https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-webapp.git
+          git clone --depth=1 --no-single-branch https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-webapp.git
           cd mattermost-webapp
           git checkout $CIRCLE_BRANCH || git checkout master
           export WEBAPP_GIT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           at: ~/mattermost/
       - run:
           name: Checkout config
-          command: cd .. && git clone https://github.com/mattermost/security-automation-config
+          command: cd .. && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/mattermost/security-automation-config
       - run:
           name: Install Go
           command: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install golang
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           at: ~/mattermost/
       - run:
           command: |
-            git clone https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-api-reference.git
+            git clone --depth=1 --no-single-branch https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-api-reference.git
             cd mattermost-api-reference
             echo "Trying to checkout the same branch on mattermost-api-reference as mattermost-server"
             git checkout ${CIRCLE_BRANCH} || true