diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/git-hooks/default.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/git-hooks/default.nix
index 00a593be3..c9dcc7541 100644
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/git-hooks/default.nix
+++ b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/git-hooks/default.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ with stockholm.lib;
         add_message "$(
           git log \
               --format="$(orange %h) %s $(gray '(%ar)')" \
+              --no-merges \
               --reverse \
               $id2..$id