diff --git a/searchsploit b/searchsploit
index 2c9291619..16ba29fc7 100755
--- a/searchsploit
+++ b/searchsploit
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function update()
   if [[ "$( git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree )" != "true" ]]; then
     if [[ "$( ls )" = "" ]]; then
       # If directory is empty, just clone
-      git clone "${gitremote}" .
+      git clone --depth=1 "${gitremote}" .
     else
       # If not empty, init and add remote
       git init >/dev/null