diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3049ea6b..22637f9f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -64,3 +64,9 @@ repos:
     rev: "v1.77.0"
     hooks:
       - id: terraform_fmt
+      - id: terraform_validate
+        args:
+          - --tf-init-args=-backend=false
+          - --tf-init-args=-lock=false
+          - --tf-init-args=-upgrade
+          - --hook-config=--retry-once-with-cleanup=true
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_dirname}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_dirname}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4543e9bd..c6c7c4f3 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_dirname}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_dirname}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ repos:
     rev: "v1.77.0"
     hooks:
       - id: terraform_fmt
+      - id: terraform_validate
+        args:
+          - --tf-init-args=-backend=false
+          - --tf-init-args=-lock=false
+          - --tf-init-args=-upgrade
+          - --hook-config=--retry-once-with-cleanup=true
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-prettier
     rev: "v3.0.0-alpha.4"
     hooks: