diff --git a/roles/pkgmgr-install/tasks/01_core.yml b/roles/pkgmgr-install/tasks/01_core.yml
index de8fbc63..94145947 100644
--- a/roles/pkgmgr-install/tasks/01_core.yml
+++ b/roles/pkgmgr-install/tasks/01_core.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - name: update pkgmgr
   shell: |
     source ~/.venvs/pkgmgr/bin/activate
-    pkgmgr update pkgmgr
+    pkgmgr update pkgmgr --clone-mode shallow
   register: pkgmgr_update
   changed_when: "'already up to date' not in (pkgmgr_update.stdout | lower)"