diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample b/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
index 0e49279c7f7b805c78f1bc4760a0d1c70a84a0d9..0ba62076fb4a381e588eba90ed639dd560860fd3 100755
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-commit.sample
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # To enable this hook, rename this file to "pre-commit".
 
-if git-rev-parse --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null
+if git-rev-parse --verify HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1
 then
 	against=HEAD
 else