diff --git a/.changeset/two-bananas-switch.md b/.changeset/two-bananas-switch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ab3587cbd6b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/two-bananas-switch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-medusa-app": patch
+---
+
+feat(create-medusa-app): improve by adding depth to clone commands
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clone-repo.ts b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clone-repo.ts
index 429527aafbb1e..18e169483e34b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clone-repo.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/clone-repo.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default async function cloneRepo({
 }: CloneRepoOptions) {
   await execute(
     [
-      `git clone ${repoUrl || DEFAULT_REPO} -b ${BRANCH} ${directoryName}`,
+      `git clone ${repoUrl || DEFAULT_REPO} -b ${BRANCH} ${directoryName} --depth 1`,
       {
         signal: abortController?.signal,
       },
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/execute.ts b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/execute.ts
index c5a93f15048a8..b5ea20368d7bf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/execute.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ const execute = async (
       childProcess.signal &&
       ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM"].includes(childProcess.signal)
     ) {
-      console.log("abortingggg")
       throw getAbortError()
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts
index a8ef3efca8724..dfe0898cbe5aa 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/create-medusa-app/src/utils/nextjs-utils.ts
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ export async function installNextjsStarter({
   }
 
   try {
-    // TODO change back to use create-next-app once Next.js v2 changes land on the main branch
     await execute(
       [
-        `git clone ${NEXTJS_REPO} -b ${NEXTJS_BRANCH} ${nextjsDirectory}`,
+        `git clone ${NEXTJS_REPO} -b ${NEXTJS_BRANCH} ${nextjsDirectory} --depth 1`,
         {
           signal: abortController?.signal,
           env: process.env,