diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04b94e2de..1213d76cc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -151,11 +151,19 @@ phpcbf:
 
 ## Add symbolic link from custom script(s) to /.git/hooks/pre-commit
 hooksymlink:
+ifneq ("$(wildcard scripts/git_hooks/pre-commit.sh)","")
 	@echo "Installing git hooks"
 	$(shell ln -sf ../../scripts/git_hooks/pre-commit.sh .git/hooks/pre-commit)
+else
+	@echo "scripts/git_hooks/pre-commit.sh file does not exist"
+endif
+
 
 ## Execute git hooks
 hookexec:
+ifneq ("$(wildcard scripts/git_hooks/pre-commit.sh)","")
 	@echo "Executing git hooks"
-	/bin/sh ./scripts/git_hooks/pre-commit.sh
-
+	@/bin/sh ./scripts/git_hooks/pre-commit.sh
+else
+	@echo "scripts/git_hooks/pre-commit.sh file does not exist"
+endif
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