diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ae81dc5017..746e34806a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ Open a pull request against the main
 repo.
 
 > **Note**
-> It is recommended to run [pre-commit script](scripts/precommit.sh) from the root of
-the repo to catch any issues locally.
+> It is recommended to run [pre-commit script](scripts/precommit.sh) to catch any issues locally.
 
 ### How to Receive Comments
 
diff --git a/scripts/precommit.sh b/scripts/precommit.sh
index 0144ba8a36..1c209eedf4 100755
--- a/scripts/precommit.sh
+++ b/scripts/precommit.sh
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-cargo update && cargo fmt --all && ./scripts/lint.sh && ./scripts/test.sh
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+REPO_ROOT=$(dirname $( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd ))
+
+pushd "${REPO_ROOT}" > /dev/null
+
+cargo update && cargo fmt --all && ./scripts/lint.sh && ./scripts/test.sh
+
+popd > /dev/null
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