diff --git a/local/local.go b/local/local.go
index abe6e99..953b71f 100644
--- a/local/local.go
+++ b/local/local.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport/http"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport/ssh"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/storage/memory"
 	"github.com/melbahja/goph"
 	"github.com/mholt/archiver"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -421,12 +420,12 @@ func VerifyHost(host string, remote net.Addr, key gossh.PublicKey) error {
 	return goph.AddKnownHost(host, remote, key, "")
 }
 
-func TempClone(repo types.Repo) (*git.Repository, error) {
+func TempClone(repo types.Repo, tempdir string) (*git.Repository, error) {
 	auth := &http.BasicAuth{
 		Username: "xyz",
 		Password: repo.Token,
 	}
-	r, err := git.Clone(memory.NewStorage(), nil, &git.CloneOptions{
+	r, err := git.PlainClone(tempdir, false, &git.CloneOptions{
 		URL:  repo.URL,
 		Auth: auth,
 	})
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bcab18e..9662e62 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -228,7 +228,16 @@ func backup(repos []types.Repo, conf *types.Conf) {
 					Msgf("mirroring %s to %s", types.Blue(r.Name), "https://github.com")
 
 				if !cli.Dry {
-					temprepo, err := local.TempClone(r)
+					tempdir, err := os.MkdirTemp(os.TempDir(), fmt.Sprintf("github-%x", repotime))
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Error().
+							Str("stage", "tempclone").
+							Str("url", r.URL).
+							Msg(err.Error())
+						continue
+					}
+					defer os.RemoveAll(tempdir)
+					temprepo, err := local.TempClone(r, tempdir)
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Error().
 							Str("stage", "tempclone").