diff --git a/scripts/githooks/commit-msg b/scripts/githooks/commit-msg
index e91555c..dfc03fc 100644
--- a/scripts/githooks/commit-msg
+++ b/scripts/githooks/commit-msg
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ test "" = "$(grep '^Signed-off-by: ' "$1" |
 # TODO: go-gitlint dir set
 GITLINT_DIR="./_output/tools/go-gitlint"
 
+if ! command -v $GITLINT_DIR &>/dev/null; then
+    printMessage "$GITLINT_DIR not found. Attempting to install it..."
+    make tools || make tools.verify.go-gitlint
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+    then
+        printError "Failed to install $GITLINT_DIR. Please manually run 'make tools' OR 'make tools.verify.go-gitlint' to install it."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 $GITLINT_DIR \
     --msg-file=$1 \
     --subject-regex="^(build|chore|ci|docs|feat|feature|fix|perf|refactor|revert|style|test)(.*)?:\s?.*" \
@@ -61,9 +71,6 @@ $GITLINT_DIR \
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 then
-    if ! command -v $GITLINT_DIR &>/dev/null; then
-        printError "$GITLINT_DIR not found. Please run 'make tools' OR 'make tools.verify.go-gitlint' make verto install it."
-    fi
     printError "Please fix your commit message to match kubecub coding standards"
     printError "https://gist.github.com/cubxxw/126b72104ac0b0ca484c9db09c3e5694#file-githook-md"
     exit 1