diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index 64996ae..ffc73b0 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-filesToFormat=$(
+FORMAT_FILES=$(
   git --no-pager diff --name-status --no-color --cached | \
     awk '$1 != "D" && $2 ~ /\.py$/ {print $NF}'
 )
 
-for path in $filesToFormat
-do
-  black --quiet "$path"
-  git add "$path"
-done;
+if [ -n "$FORMAT_FILES" ]; then
+  black --quiet "$FORMAT_FILES"
+  git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+fi