diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-k8s.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-k8s.yml
index 9cfc3f7af..a03e3a9d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-k8s.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-k8s.yml
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cluster_name: pokeapi
           version: v0.21.0
-      - name: Setup tmate session
-        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-        with:
-          detached: true
-          limit-access-to-actor: true
       - name: Create deployment configuration
         run: |
           cp Resources/k8s/kustomize/base/secrets/postgres.env.sample Resources/k8s/kustomize/base/secrets/postgres.env
diff --git a/Resources/k8s/kustomize/base/deployments/pokeapi-deployment.yaml b/Resources/k8s/kustomize/base/deployments/pokeapi-deployment.yaml
index b71a25cbb..1bc5d5eb0 100644
--- a/Resources/k8s/kustomize/base/deployments/pokeapi-deployment.yaml
+++ b/Resources/k8s/kustomize/base/deployments/pokeapi-deployment.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,12 @@ spec:
           image: alpine:3.21.2
           command: ['sh', '-c']
           args:
-            - apk add --update git && git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/PokeAPI/pokeapi.git && mv /tmp/pokeapi/data/v2/* /tmp
-          workingDir: /tmp
+            - apk add --update git &&
+              git clone --depth=1 --single-branch --branch=master --recurse-submodules --shallow-submodules https://github.com/PokeAPI/pokeapi.git &&
+              mv /code/pokeapi/data/v2/cries/* /tmp/cries/ &&
+              mv /code/pokeapi/data/v2/csv/* /tmp/csv/ &&
+              mv /code/pokeapi/data/v2/sprites/* /tmp/sprites/
+          workingDir: /code
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /tmp/cries
               name: cries-data-share