diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 632e8dea..e064f1bb 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		1313
 	],
 	// Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
-	"postCreateCommand": "git submodule update --init --recursive",
+	"postCreateCommand": "git submodule update --init --recursive --depth 1 && npm i",
 	// Comment out to connect as root instead. More info: https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root.
 	"remoteUser": "node",
 	"features": {