diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index aa7de55..1046f38 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 [commit]
 	gpgsign = true
 	verbose = true
+[init]
+	templatedir = ~/.local/bin/git-hooks
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f296ae8..164c256 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 !.bash_aliases
 !.bash_profile
 !.local/bin/
+!.local/bin/git-hooks/
+!.local/bin/git-hooks/pre-commit
 !.local/bin/code_server_export_extensions
 !.local/share/
 !.local/share/code-server/
diff --git a/.local/bin/git-hooks/pre-commit b/.local/bin/git-hooks/pre-commit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..064ece3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/bin/git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Get the current branch name
+current_branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+
+# Check if the current branch is master
+if [[ "$current_branch" == "master" ]]; then
+	read -p "You are about to commit to the master branch. Do you want to continue? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
+	echo
+	if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+			echo "Commit aborted."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a3240a..51e3ee9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dotfiles:
 
 # Use tracked git hooks
 git-hooks:
-	git config --local core.hooksPath .local/share/git/hooks
+	git config --global core.hooksPath .local/bin/git-hooks
 
 # Export code-server extensions to config directory
 code-extensions: