diff --git a/hooks/post-checkout b/hooks/post-checkout
index b1198053..7103d9e5 100755
--- a/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # stolen from https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/7996717
 
+echo "Running post-checkout hook..."
+
 changed_files="$(git diff-tree -r --name-only --no-commit-id $1 $2)"
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/post-merge b/hooks/post-merge
index 52765ed5..9072393d 100755
--- a/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/hooks/post-merge
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # stolen from https://gist.github.com/sindresorhus/7996717
 
+echo "Running post-merge hook..."
+
 changed_files="$(git diff-tree -r --name-only --no-commit-id ORIG_HEAD HEAD)"
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index 461a9c9a..36416564 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+case $(uname) in
+    *CYGWIN*|*MINGW*|*MSYS*)
+        echo "Cygwin/MinGW/MSYS detected, skipping pre-commit hook"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
+echo "Running pre-commit hook..."
+
 source ./scripts/common.sh
 
 jsfiles=$(cachedTSLintFiles)