diff --git a/hooks/terraform-fmt.sh b/hooks/terraform-fmt.sh
index 565f201c..77d023e9 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform-fmt.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform-fmt.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
 FMT_ERROR=0
 
 for file in "$@"; do
-  terraform fmt -diff -check "$file" || FMT_ERROR=$?
+  pushd "$(dirname "$file")" >/dev/null
+  terraform fmt -diff -check "$(basename "$file")" || FMT_ERROR=$?
+  popd >/dev/null
 done
 
 # reset path to the original value