diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index 04af88dd2..d430e4bcc 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@ do
 	fi
     else
 	echo "Skipping formatting of $FILE"
-	if [[ $FILE == *.sh || $FILE == .py || $FILE == .rb ||
+	if [[ $FILE == *.sh || $FILE == *.py || $FILE == *.rb ||
 		  $FILE == *pre-commit ]]; then
 	    if [[ -e $FILE ]]; then
+		echo "Changing $FILE permissions to 0755"
 		chmod 0755 $FILE
 	    fi
 	else
 	    if [[ -d $FILE ]]; then
 		chmod 0755 $FILE
 	    elif [[ -e $FILE ]]; then
-		     chmod 0644 $FILE
+		echo "Changing $FILE permissions to 0644"
+		chmod 0644 $FILE
 	    fi
 	fi
     fi