diff --git a/.config/flakebox/id b/.config/flakebox/id
index dc3e52f..c082c0a 100644
--- a/.config/flakebox/id
+++ b/.config/flakebox/id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8bb96192c03f0918867d33632de433abfa4729d089956f3bd74b46ca6947aeaa50692d77fcc909cceb6c5656814182a519f4ba6550a02996cb7aafc3e06281c0
+b9ad9ff04d98afd64227c97d2239109110e1c6eb8224763f33b22f0fbad9d1973063cd3a9a27fd3a94829ead5606baf251741ec51dafba229ad9035cf3d7ce22
diff --git a/.config/flakebox/shellHook.sh b/.config/flakebox/shellHook.sh
index 0544bd0..22184d9 100644
--- a/.config/flakebox/shellHook.sh
+++ b/.config/flakebox/shellHook.sh
@@ -13,20 +13,34 @@ root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 dot_git="$(git rev-parse --git-common-dir)"
 if [[ ! -d "${dot_git}/hooks" ]]; then mkdir -p "${dot_git}/hooks"; fi
 # fix old bug
-rm -f "${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg"
-rm -f "${dot_git}/hooks/commit-msg"
-ln -sf "${root}/misc/git-hooks/commit-msg" "${dot_git}/hooks/commit-msg"
+if [[ -e "${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg" || -L "${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg" ]]; then
+  rm -f "${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg"
+fi
+hook="${dot_git}/hooks/commit-msg"
+source="${root}/misc/git-hooks/commit-msg"
+if [[ ! -e "${hook}" ]] || ! cmp -s "${source}" "${hook}"; then
+  rm -f "${hook}"
+  ln -sf "${source}" "${hook}"
+fi
 
 root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 dot_git="$(git rev-parse --git-common-dir)"
 if [[ ! -d "${dot_git}/hooks" ]]; then mkdir -p "${dot_git}/hooks"; fi
 # fix old bug
-rm -f "${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit"
-rm -f "${dot_git}/hooks/pre-commit"
-ln -sf "${root}/misc/git-hooks/pre-commit" "${dot_git}/hooks/pre-commit"
+if [[ -e "${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit" || -L "${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit" ]]; then
+  rm -f "${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit"
+fi
+hook="${dot_git}/hooks/pre-commit"
+source="${root}/misc/git-hooks/pre-commit"
+if [[ ! -e "${hook}" ]] || ! cmp -s "${source}" "${hook}"; then
+  rm -f "${hook}"
+  ln -sf "${source}" "${hook}"
+fi
 
 # set template
-git config commit.template misc/git-hooks/commit-template.txt
+if [[ "$(git config --get commit.template || true)" != "misc/git-hooks/commit-template.txt" ]]; then
+  git config commit.template misc/git-hooks/commit-template.txt
+fi
 
 if ! flakebox lint --silent; then
   >&2 echo "ℹ️  Project recommendations detected. Run 'flakebox lint' for more info."
diff --git a/lib/modules/git.nix b/lib/modules/git.nix
index 89204a5..0f9e7a0 100644
--- a/lib/modules/git.nix
+++ b/lib/modules/git.nix
@@ -132,9 +132,15 @@ in
           dot_git="$(git rev-parse --git-common-dir)"
           if [[ ! -d "''${dot_git}/hooks" ]]; then mkdir -p "''${dot_git}/hooks"; fi
           # fix old bug
-          rm -f "''${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg"
-          rm -f "''${dot_git}/hooks/commit-msg"
-          ln -sf "''${root}/misc/git-hooks/commit-msg" "''${dot_git}/hooks/commit-msg"
+          if [[ -e "''${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg" || -L "''${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg" ]]; then
+            rm -f "''${dot_git}/hooks/comit-msg"
+          fi
+          hook="''${dot_git}/hooks/commit-msg"
+          source="''${root}/misc/git-hooks/commit-msg"
+          if [[ ! -e "''${hook}" ]] || ! cmp -s "''${source}" "''${hook}"; then
+            rm -f "''${hook}"
+            ln -sf "''${source}" "''${hook}"
+          fi
         ''
       ];
 
@@ -215,9 +221,15 @@ in
           dot_git="$(git rev-parse --git-common-dir)"
           if [[ ! -d "''${dot_git}/hooks" ]]; then mkdir -p "''${dot_git}/hooks"; fi
           # fix old bug
-          rm -f "''${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit"
-          rm -f "''${dot_git}/hooks/pre-commit"
-          ln -sf "''${root}/misc/git-hooks/pre-commit" "''${dot_git}/hooks/pre-commit"
+          if [[ -e "''${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit" || -L "''${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit" ]]; then
+            rm -f "''${dot_git}/hooks/pre-comit"
+          fi
+          hook="''${dot_git}/hooks/pre-commit"
+          source="''${root}/misc/git-hooks/pre-commit"
+          if [[ ! -e "''${hook}" ]] || ! cmp -s "''${source}" "''${hook}"; then
+            rm -f "''${hook}"
+            ln -sf "''${source}" "''${hook}"
+          fi
         ''
       ];
 
@@ -236,7 +248,9 @@ in
       env.shellHooks = [
         ''
           # set template
-          git config commit.template misc/git-hooks/commit-template.txt
+          if [[ "$(git config --get commit.template || true)" != "misc/git-hooks/commit-template.txt" ]]; then
+            git config commit.template misc/git-hooks/commit-template.txt
+          fi
         ''
       ];