diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 7c819bd01a..b2a1d5847a 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ machine:
 
 checkout:
   post:
-    - |
-      git clone --depth 1 ${ST2_PACKAGES_REPO} /home/ubuntu/st2/st2-packages
-      cd /home/ubuntu/st2/st2-packages
-      git checkout ${CIRCLE_BRANCH} || true
+    - git clone -b ${CIRCLE_BRANCH} --single-branch --depth 1 ${ST2_PACKAGES_REPO} /home/ubuntu/st2/st2-packages
     - .circle/buildenv.sh
 
 dependencies: