diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
index 10147521dbe1..50603bc35a24 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@ steps:
               Write-Host "Repository $($repository.Name) has already been initialized. Skipping this step."
             } else {
               Write-Host "Repository $($repository.Name) is being initialized."
+
+              Write-Host "git clone --no-checkout --filter=tree:0 git://github.com/$($repository.Name) ."
               git clone --no-checkout --filter=tree:0 git://github.com/$($repository.Name) .
+
+              Write-Host "git sparse-checkout init"
               git sparse-checkout init
-              git sparse-checkout set eng
+
+              Write-Host "git sparse-checkout set '/*' '!/*/' '/eng'"
+              git sparse-checkout set '/*' '!/*/' '/eng'
             }
 
             $gitsparsecmd = "git sparse-checkout add $paths"