diff --git a/assets/check b/assets/check
index 56e4b74f..eb4b93a3 100755
--- a/assets/check
+++ b/assets/check
@@ -39,11 +39,17 @@ if [ -d $destination ]; then
   git reset --hard FETCH_HEAD
 else
   branchflag=""
+  singlebranchflag="--single-branch"
+
   if [ -n "$branch" ]; then
     branchflag="--branch $branch"
+  else
+    if [ -n "$tag_filter" ]; then
+      singlebranchflag=""
+    fi
   fi
 
-  git clone --single-branch $uri $branchflag $destination
+  git clone $singlebranchflag $uri $branchflag $destination
   cd $destination
 fi
 
diff --git a/assets/in b/assets/in
index a988f8e2..2e15b23c 100755
--- a/assets/in
+++ b/assets/in
@@ -49,8 +49,13 @@ if [ -z "$uri" ]; then
 fi
 
 branchflag=""
+singlebranchflag="--single-branch"
 if [ -n "$branch" ]; then
   branchflag="--branch $branch"
+else
+  if [ "$ref" != "HEAD" ]; then
+    singlebranchflag=""
+  fi
 fi
 
 depthflag=""
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ if test "$depth" -gt 0 2> /dev/null; then
   depthflag="--depth $depth"
 fi
 
-git clone --single-branch $depthflag $uri $branchflag $destination
+git clone $singlebranchflag $depthflag $uri $branchflag $destination
 
 cd $destination