diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit b/scripts/pre-commit
index 380cc8d9022..48935e90a87 100644
--- a/scripts/pre-commit
+++ b/scripts/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+# Check if file exists with -f. Check if in in the gdk rook directory.
+if [ ! -f ../GDK_ROOT ]; then
+  echo "Please run pre-commit from gitlab (e.g. gitlab-development-kit/gitlab) root directory."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 jsfiles=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM "*.js" | tr '\n' ' ')
 [ -z "$jsfiles" ] && exit 0