2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 44de8e2e2..b2cd3a1eb 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #### Checklist
 <!-- Remove items that do not apply. For completed items, change [ ] to [x]. -->
 - [ ] My pull request is properly named
-- [ ] The changes respect the code style of the project (`$ npm run lint && npm run reformat-files && npm run manage-translations && npm run apply-branding`)
+- [ ] The changes respect the code style of the project (`npm run prepare-code`)
 - [ ] `npm test` passes
 - [ ] I tested/previewed my changes locally
 
diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index f1e7b9824..305fe1ebf 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-. "$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
 
-npm run lint && npm run reformat-files && npm run manage-translations && npm run apply-branding
+FILE_NAME="$(dirname "$0")/_/husky.sh"
+
+# Conditionally invoke so as to avoid running npm commands if this is a clean checkout (ie before installing npm modules)
+if [ -f $FILE_NAME ]; then
+  . $FILE_NAME
+  npm run prepare-code
+fi