diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/tls_vhosts.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/tls_vhosts.yml
index 5999a3e..bd7a1fa 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/tls_vhosts.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/tls_vhosts.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   with_items: nginx_tls_vhosts
 
 - name: Install WordPress
-  git: repo=https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress.git dest={{ nginx_root_prefix }}/{{ item.nginx_domain_name }}/wordpress version={{ item.wordpress_version }}
+  git: repo=https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress.git dest={{ nginx_root_prefix }}/{{ item.nginx_domain_name }}/wordpress version={{ item.wordpress_version }} depth=1
   when: item.has_wordpress == 'yes'
   with_items: nginx_tls_vhosts
   tags: wordpress
diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/vhosts.yml b/roles/nginx/tasks/vhosts.yml
index 649f234..dbd2e2a 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/vhosts.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/vhosts.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   with_items: nginx_vhosts
 
 - name: Install WordPress
-  git: repo=https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress.git dest={{ nginx_root_prefix }}/{{ item.nginx_domain_name }}/wordpress version={{ item.wordpress_version }}
+  git: repo=https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress.git dest={{ nginx_root_prefix }}/{{ item.nginx_domain_name }}/wordpress version={{ item.wordpress_version }} depth=1
   when: item.has_wordpress == 'yes'
   with_items: nginx_vhosts
   tags: wordpress