diff --git a/specs/clang/template/.githooks/pre-commit b/specs/clang/template/.githooks/pre-commit
index 8de71f8..4deba40 100755
--- a/specs/clang/template/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/specs/clang/template/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ FORMAT_FILES=$(
     awk '$1 != "D" && $2 ~ /\.c$|\.h$/ {print $NF}'
 )
 
-clang-format -i "$FORMAT_FILES"
-
-git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+if [ -n "$FORMAT_FILES" ]; then
+  clang-format -i "$FORMAT_FILES"
+  git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+fi
diff --git a/specs/mix/template/.githooks/pre-commit b/specs/mix/template/.githooks/pre-commit
index 12eaaac..f15fd68 100755
--- a/specs/mix/template/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/specs/mix/template/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ FORMAT_FILES=$(
     awk '$1 != "D" && $2 ~ /\.exs?$/ {print $NF}'
 )
 
-mix format "$FORMAT_FILES"
-
-git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+if [ -n "$FORMAT_FILES" ]; then
+  mix format "$FORMAT_FILES"
+  git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+fi
diff --git a/specs/nodejs/template/.githooks/pre-commit b/specs/nodejs/template/.githooks/pre-commit
index b0d95f1..4036ff9 100755
--- a/specs/nodejs/template/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/specs/nodejs/template/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ FORMAT_FILES=$(
     awk '$1 != "D" && $2 ~ /\.jsx?$|\.tsx?$/ {print $NF}'
 )
 
-prettier --write "$FORMAT_FILES"
-
-git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+if [ -n "$FORMAT_FILES" ]; then
+  prettier --write "$FORMAT_FILES"
+  git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+fi
diff --git a/specs/phoenix/template/.githooks/pre-commit b/specs/phoenix/template/.githooks/pre-commit
index 1fef035..0b93003 100755
--- a/specs/phoenix/template/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/specs/phoenix/template/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@ MIX_FILES=$(
     awk '$1 != "D" && $2 ~ /\.exs?$/ {print $NF}'
 )
 
+if [ -n "$MIX_FILES" ]; then
+  mix format "$MIX_FILES"
+  git add "$MIX_FILES"
+fi
+
 WEB_FILES=$(
   git --no-pager diff --name-status --no-color --cached | \
     awk '$1 != "D" && $2 ~ /\.jsx?$|\.tsx?$/ {print $NF}'
 )
 
-mix format "$MIX_FILES"
-
-prettier --write "$WEB_FILES"
-
-git add "$MIX_FILES" "$WEB_FILES"
+if [ -n "$WEB_FILES" ]; then
+  prettier --write "$WEB_FILES"
+  git add "$WEB_FILES"
+fi
diff --git a/specs/poetry/template/.githooks/pre-commit b/specs/poetry/template/.githooks/pre-commit
index 4f0d595..ffc73b0 100644
--- a/specs/poetry/template/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/specs/poetry/template/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ FORMAT_FILES=$(
     awk '$1 != "D" && $2 ~ /\.py$/ {print $NF}'
 )
 
-black --quiet "$FORMAT_FILES"
-
-git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+if [ -n "$FORMAT_FILES" ]; then
+  black --quiet "$FORMAT_FILES"
+  git add "$FORMAT_FILES"
+fi