diff --git a/internal/git/Git.go b/internal/git/Git.go
index bdd220c..8402539 100644
--- a/internal/git/Git.go
+++ b/internal/git/Git.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (args *GitClone) ConstructCMDLine() []string {
 	cmd := []string{
 		GitExecutablePath,
 		"clone",
-		"--recursive",
+		"--no-checkout",
 		args.URI,
 		args.ClonePath,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/git/default_test.go b/internal/git/default_test.go
index b7b7642..9df92c6 100644
--- a/internal/git/default_test.go
+++ b/internal/git/default_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestGitClone_ConstructCMDLine(t *testing.T) {
 	validCmdLine := []string{
 		git.GitExecutablePath,
 		"clone",
-		"--recursive",
+		"--no-checkout",
 		gitClone.URI,
 		gitClone.ClonePath,
 	}