diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index c08ab1d5d1..190425285d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ repos:
         entry: selfdrive/ui/tests/test_translations.py
         language: script
         pass_filenames: false
-        files: 'selfdrive/ui/translations/*'
+        files: '^selfdrive/ui/translations/'
 -   repo: https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry
     rev: '1.8.0'
     hooks: