diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index fb967d4e..ec619615 100644
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-npm run db:validate
+#!/bin/sh
+
+data_changed="$(git diff --staged --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR -- 'data/*.csv' | sed 's| |\\ |g')"
+        
+if [ ! -z "$data_changed" ]; then
+    npm run db:validate
+fi
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