diff --git a/team-props/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh b/team-props/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh
index 2e88dc812..eb4086362 100644
--- a/team-props/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh
+++ b/team-props/git-hooks/pre-commit.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-echo "Running formatter..."
-# Format code using KtLint, analyze with KtLint & Lint
+echo "Running lint..."
 
-./gradlew app:ktlintKiwixDebugFormat app:ktlintKiwixDebugCheck app:lintKiwixDebug --daemon
+./gradlew app:ktlintKiwixDebugCheck app:lintKiwixDebug --daemon
 
 status=$?
 
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ if [ "$status" = 0 ] ; then
     echo "Static analysis found no problems."
     exit 0
 else
-    echo 1>&2 "Static analysis found violations it could not fix."
+    ./gradlew app:ktlintKiwixDebugFormat --daemon
+    echo 1>&2 "Static analysis found violations and attempted to autofix, please commit these autoformat changes"
     exit 1
 fi