diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index 5bca836d37..7be0a92a72 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ function git_clone {
     local git_clone_flags=""
 
     RECLONE=$(trueorfalse False RECLONE)
-    if [[ -n "${GIT_DEPTH}" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${GIT_DEPTH}" -gt 0 ]]; then
         git_clone_flags="$git_clone_flags --depth $GIT_DEPTH"
     fi
 
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 25682027df..2dd56e8104 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -697,7 +697,8 @@ SYSLOG_PORT=${SYSLOG_PORT:-516}
 LOG_COLOR=$(trueorfalse True LOG_COLOR)
 
 # Set global ``GIT_DEPTH=<number>`` to limit the history depth of the git clone
-GIT_DEPTH=${GIT_DEPTH:-1}
+# Set to 0 to disable shallow cloning
+GIT_DEPTH=${GIT_DEPTH:-0}
 
 # Use native SSL for servers in SSL_ENABLED_SERVICES
 USE_SSL=$(trueorfalse False USE_SSL)