diff --git a/scripts/githooks/pre-commit b/scripts/githooks/pre-commit
index 7660e5d..55cee68 100644
--- a/scripts/githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/scripts/githooks/pre-commit
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ printError() {
    printf "${RED}kubecub : $1${ENDCOLOR}\n"
 }
 
+GITLINT_DIR="./_output/tools/go-gitlint"
+if ! command -v "$GITLINT_DIR" &>/dev/null; then
+    printError "$GITLINT_DIR not found. Please run 'make tools' OR 'make tools.verify.go-gitlint' make verto install it."
+    system("make tools" || "make tools.verify.go-gitlint")
+fi
 printMessage "Running local kubecub pre-commit hook."
 
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