diff --git a/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py b/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py
index f55e423..652b814 100644
--- a/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py
+++ b/repo_cloner/lib/default_cloner_config.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class DefaultClonerConfig:
 
 	@property
 	def cloner_submodule_depth(self) -> int:
-		return 50000
+		return 0
 
 	def has_property(self, prop: str) -> bool:
 		if prop == "has_property":
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py
index efee077..53ccff9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_cloner_submodules():
 
 def test_cloner_submodule_depth():
 	x = ClonerConfig()
-	assert x.cloner_submodule_depth == 50000
+	assert x.cloner_submodule_depth == 0
 	x._ClonerConfig__values['cloner_submodule_depth'] = -1
 	assert x.cloner_submodule_depth == -1
 
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ def test_set_property():
 	# integer conversion
 	x._set_property("cloner_interval", 60)
 	assert x.cloner_interval == 60
-
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py
index d7be7f6..5a7a680 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_cloner_config_parser.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_empty_config(config_path: Path):
 	assert c.cloner_repo_url == ""
 	assert c.cloner_interval == 0
 	assert c.cloner_submodules == True
-	assert c.cloner_submodule_depth == 50000
+	assert c.cloner_submodule_depth == 0
 
 
 def test_invalid_config(config_path: Path, caplog):
diff --git a/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py b/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py
index 4b77ec3..3f22153 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_default_cloner_config.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_values():
 	assert x.cloner_repo_url == ""
 	assert x.cloner_interval == 0
 	assert x.cloner_submodules
-	assert x.cloner_submodule_depth == 50000
+	assert x.cloner_submodule_depth == 0
 
 
 def test_has_property():