diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8b6d21f9..ad7b4283 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,3 +96,4 @@ pip-selfcheck.json
 .idea/
 package-lock.json
 .cronenv
+.initialized
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64243953..b659ae5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ A free, user-friendly, extendable application and [API](http://docs.webodm.org)
 
 * From the Docker Quickstart Terminal or Powershell (Windows), or from the command line (Mac / Linux), type:
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/WebODM --config core.autocrlf=input
+git clone https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/WebODM --config core.autocrlf=input --depth 1
 cd WebODM
 ./webodm.sh start
 ```
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ brew install postgres postgis
 Then these steps should be sufficient to get you up and running:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/WebODM
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/WebODM
 ```
 
 Create a `WebODM/webodm/local_settings.py` file containing your database settings:
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 8df18489..a61e50c5 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -51,8 +51,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "--setup-devenv" ] || [ "$2" = "--setup-devenv" ]; then
     webpack --watch &
 fi
 
-echo Cleaning up plugins
-./webodm.sh plugin cleanup
+if [[ ! -e .initialized ]]; then
+    echo Cleaning up plugins
+    ./webodm.sh plugin cleanup
+    touch .initialized
+fi
 
 echo Running migrations
 python manage.py migrate