diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4b7afaf1435..dc6a456f981 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ repos:
         entry: bash -c 'if [ ! -f "$(dirname "$dir")"/frontend/src/locales/ar.json ]; then just frontend/run i18n; fi'
         language: system
         pass_filenames: false
+
+      # Replace ```console code block with ```bash in our documentation
       - id: fix-console-code-block
         name: Ensure "bash" code block is used over "console"
         files: ^documentation/.*\.md$
-        # Check that we are not using the ```console block in our documentation
-        # -R recursively checks files
-        # -l suppresses normal input and only lists files with errors
-        # Print an error message if any files are found
-        entry: sed -i -e 's/```console/```bash/g'
+        # -i: edit in place (no argument means no backup)
+        # -p: loop over all files provided, print error message if file cannot be opened
+        # -e: use the code provided inline
+        entry: perl -i -pe 's/```console/```bash/g'
         language: system
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
diff --git a/ingestion_server/test/update_mocks.sh b/ingestion_server/test/update_mocks.sh
index 86b771a34ac..000819bea80 100755
--- a/ingestion_server/test/update_mocks.sh
+++ b/ingestion_server/test/update_mocks.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ docker run \
 		EOF
 
 # Remove search path so we can refer to the public schema implicitly
-sed -i "" '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/image.sql
-sed -i "" '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audio.sql
-sed -i "" '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audioset.sql
-sed -i "" '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/image_view.sql
-sed -i "" '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audio_view.sql
-sed -i "" '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audioset_view.sql
+perl -i -pe '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/image.sql
+perl -i -pe '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audio.sql
+perl -i -pe '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audioset.sql
+perl -i -pe '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/image_view.sql
+perl -i -pe '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audio_view.sql
+perl -i -pe '/search_path/d' mock_schemas/audioset_view.sql
 
 # Select some media samples and export them to CSV
 docker run \