diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
index ace214bb5350e436d514a645b025dffc2517672f..f1c165acbfe7537518b0f9c969b57d9c1eaaa38b 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/run_exec_lte-softmodem_tests.py
@@ -1401,15 +1401,15 @@ for oai in oai_list:
       #cmd = cmd + 'mkdir -p ' + logdir + '\n'
       cmd = cmd + 'cd '+ logdir   + '\n'
       cmd = cmd + 'git config --global http.sslVerify false \n' 
-      cmd = cmd + 'git clone --depth 1 '+ GitOAI5GRepo  + ' -b ' + GitOAI5GRepoBranch +' \n'
-      cmd = cmd + 'git clone '+ GitOpenaircnRepo + ' -b ' +GitOpenaircnRepoBranch +  ' \n'
+      cmd = cmd + 'git clone  '+ GitOAI5GRepo  +' \n'
+      cmd = cmd + 'git clone '+ GitOpenaircnRepo + ' \n'
       cmd = cmd +  'cd ' + logdirOAI5GRepo  + '\n'
       cmd = cmd + 'git checkout ' + GitOAI5GRepoBranch   + '\n'                      
       #cmd = cmd + 'git checkout ' + GitOAI5GHeadVersion   + '\n'
       cmd = cmd + 'git_head=`git ls-remote |grep \'' + GitOAI5GRepoBranch + '\'` \n'
       cmd = cmd + 'git_head=($git_head) \n'
       cmd = cmd + 'git_head=${git_head[0]} \n'
-      cmd = cmd + 'echo \"GitOAI5GHeadVersion_remote = $git_head\"'
+      cmd = cmd + 'echo \"GitOAI5GHeadVersion_remote = $git_head\" \n'
       cmd = cmd + 'echo \"GitOAI5GHeadVersion_local = ' + GitOAI5GHeadVersion + '\" \n'
       if flag_skip_git_head_check==True:
          cmd = cmd + 'echo \"skipping GitHead check...\" \n '