diff --git a/.githooks/commit-msg b/.githooks/commit-msg
index c661fc5e0..fb7febbc5 100755
--- a/.githooks/commit-msg
+++ b/.githooks/commit-msg
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
+
+RED="\033[0;31m"
+END_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
 commit_types="(chore|docs|feat|fix|refactor|tests?)"
 conventional_commit_regex="^${commit_types}(\([a-z \-]+\))?!?: .+$"
@@ -9,11 +12,15 @@ if [[ "$commit_message" =~ $conventional_commit_regex ]]; then
    echo -e "Commit message meets Conventional Commit standards..."
    exit 0
 fi
+    echo
+    echo "${RED}Commit lint failed. Please update your commit message format. ${END_COLOR}"
+    echo "Example commit messages:"
+    echo "  feat(scope): add your feature description here"
+    echo "  fix(scope): add your fix description here"
+    echo "  chore(scope): add your chore description here"
+    echo "  docs(scope): add your docs description here"
+    echo "  refactor(scope): add your refactor description here"
+    echo "  tests(scope): add your tests description here"
+    echo
 
-
-echo -e "The commit message does not meet the Conventional Commit standard"
-echo "An example of a valid message is: "
-echo "  feat(login): add the 'remember me' button"
-echo "More details at: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/#summary"
-
-exit 1
+exit 1
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