diff --git a/services/base-image/docker/install_grpc.sh b/services/base-image/docker/install_grpc.sh
index dd886efdc..9c03f8c35 100755
--- a/services/base-image/docker/install_grpc.sh
+++ b/services/base-image/docker/install_grpc.sh
@@ -1,47 +1,51 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
 
 echo "installing grpc..."
 
 cd /tmp
 
-git clone --recurse-submodules -b v1.39.1 https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+git clone \
+  --recurse-submodules \
+  --single-branch \
+  -b v1.39.1 \
+  https://github.com/grpc/grpc
 
 pushd grpc
 mkdir -p cmake/build
 pushd cmake/build
 cmake \
 	-DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
   -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
   -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_CSHARP_EXT=OFF \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN=ON \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_CSHARP_PLUGIN=OFF \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_NODE_PLUGIN=OFF \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_OBJECTIVE_C_PLUGIN=OFF \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_PHP_PLUGIN=OFF \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_PYTHON_PLUGIN=OFF \
 	-DgRPC_BUILD_GRPC_RUBY_PLUGIN=OFF \
 	../..
 make
 make install
 popd # cmake/build
 
 # Explicitly install abseil-cpp because of https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/25949
 # This should be removed after upgrading to v1.41
 pushd third_party/abseil-cpp/
 mkdir -p cmake/build
 pushd cmake/build
 cmake \
 		-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE \
 		../..
 make
 make install
 popd # cmake/build
 popd # third_party/abseil-cpp/
 
 popd # grpc
 
 rm -rf grpc