diff --git a/containers/docker/develop-alpine/Dockerfile b/containers/docker/develop-alpine/Dockerfile
index 70aee9f0f..7f3b7f8c5 100644
--- a/containers/docker/develop-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/docker/develop-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.4
 
 RUN \
   apk add --update go git make gcc musl-dev         && \
-  git clone https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum && \
-  (cd go-ethereum && git checkout develop)          && \
+  git clone --depth 1 --branch develop https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum && \
   (cd go-ethereum && make geth)                     && \
   cp go-ethereum/build/bin/geth /geth               && \
   apk del go git make gcc musl-dev                  && \
diff --git a/containers/docker/master-alpine/Dockerfile b/containers/docker/master-alpine/Dockerfile
index ffccd43e2..fa529671e 100644
--- a/containers/docker/master-alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/docker/master-alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.4
 
 RUN \
   apk add --update go git make gcc musl-dev         && \
-  git clone https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum && \
+  git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum && \
   (cd go-ethereum && make geth)                     && \
   cp go-ethereum/build/bin/geth /geth               && \
   apk del go git make gcc musl-dev                  && \