diff --git a/files/git/.config/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg b/files/git/.config/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.sample
similarity index 94%
rename from files/git/.config/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
rename to files/git/.config/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.sample
index eccd014..d7b4f12 100755
--- a/files/git/.config/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
+++ b/files/git/.config/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.sample
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ sed -i'' \
 ## Replace init.template comment char to the core.commentChar line per line.
 if test -f "${template}"; then
   while read -r line; do
-    mod_line="$(printf '%s\n' "${line}" | sed -e "s/^. /${char} /")"
+    mod_line="${line#* }"
+    mod_line="${char} ${mod_line}"
     sed -i'' -e "s/^${line}$/${mod_line}/" -- "${file}"
   done < "${template}"
 fi