diff --git a/build/get-server-sources.sh b/build/get-server-sources.sh
index 2ceb058fc..0aa3a7516 100755
--- a/build/get-server-sources.sh
+++ b/build/get-server-sources.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ printf "\n"
 if [ -d server/.git ]; then
     cd server
     git remote set-branches --add origin $NC_BRANCH
-    git fetch
+    git fetch --depth 1
     git checkout $NC_BRANCH
     git reset --hard origin/$NC_BRANCH 
 else
-    git clone https://github.com/nextcloud/server server --depth 1 --branch $NC_BRANCH
+    git clone https://github.com/nextcloud/server server --depth 1 --single-branch --branch $NC_BRANCH
 fi;