diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b3124ecb..fb1b67bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ venv.bak/
 *.i64
 !rules/lib
 
-# hooks output
+# hooks/ci.sh output
 isort-output.log
 black-output.log
 rule-linter-output.log
diff --git a/doc/installation.md b/doc/installation.md
index a54525ee..0fad9613 100644
--- a/doc/installation.md
+++ b/doc/installation.md
@@ -68,10 +68,17 @@ To install these development dependencies, run:
 
 Note that some development dependencies (including the black code formatter) require Python 3.
 
+To check the code style, formatting and run the tests you can run the script `scripts/ci.sh`.
+You can run it with the argument `no_tests` to skip the tests and only run the code style and formatting: `scripts/ci.sh no_tests`
+
 ### 3. Setup hooks [optional]
 
 If you plan to contribute to capa, you may want to setup the hooks.
 Run `scripts/setup-hooks.sh` to set the following hooks up:
-- The `post-commit` hook runs checks after every `git commit`, letting you know if there are code style or rule linter offenses you need to fix.
-- The `pre-push` hook runs various style and lint checks as well as the tests. If they do not succeed `git push` is blocked.
+- The `pre-commit` hook runs checks before every `git commit`.
+  It runs `scripts/ci.sh no_tests` aborting the commit if there are code style or rule linter offenses you need to fix.
+  You can skip this check by using the `--no-verify` git option.
+- The `pre-push` hook runs checks before every `git push`.
+  It runs `scripts/ci.sh` aborting the push if there are code style or rule linter offenses or if the tests fail.
   This way you can ensure everything is alright before sending a pull request.
+
diff --git a/scripts/hooks/pre-push b/scripts/ci.sh
similarity index 79%
rename from scripts/hooks/pre-push
rename to scripts/ci.sh
index 51e3830b..f9b0bde1 100755
--- a/scripts/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/scripts/ci.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
 # Copyright (C) 2020 FireEye, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ python_3 'isort --profile black --length-sort --line-width 120 -c .' 'isort-outp
 if [ $? == 0 ]; then
   echo 'isort succeeded!! 💖';
 else
-  echo 'isort failed 😭';
+  echo 'isort FAILED! 😭';
   echo 'Check isort-output.log for details';
   restore_stashed;
   exit 1;
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ python_3 'black -l 120 --check .' 'black-output.log';
 if [ $? == 0 ]; then
   echo 'black succeeded!! 💝';
 else
-  echo 'black failed 😭';
+  echo 'black FAILED! 😭';
   echo 'Check black-output.log for details';
   restore_stashed;
   exit 2;
@@ -59,24 +61,26 @@ python ./scripts/lint.py ./rules/ > rule-linter-output.log 2>&1;
 if [ $? == 0 ]; then
   echo 'Rule linter succeeded!! 💘';
 else
-  echo 'Rule linter failed 😭';
+  echo 'Rule linter FAILED! 😭';
   echo 'Check rule-linter-output.log for details';
   restore_stashed;
   exit 3;
 fi
 
-# Run tests
-echo 'Running tests, please wait ⌛';
-pytest tests/ --maxfail=1;
-if [ $? == 0 ]; then
-  echo 'Tests succeed!! 🎉';
-else
-  echo 'Tests failed 😓 PUSH ABORTED';
-  echo 'Run `pytest -v --cov=capa test/` if you need more details';
-  restore_stashed;
-  exit 4;
+# Run tests except if first argument is no_tests
+if [ "$1" != 'no_tests' ]; then
+  echo 'Running tests, please wait ⌛';
+  pytest tests/ --maxfail=1;
+  if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+    echo 'Tests succeed!! 🎉';
+  else
+    echo 'Tests FAILED! 😓';
+    echo 'Run `pytest -v --cov=capa test/` if you need more details';
+    restore_stashed;
+    exit 4;
+  fi
 fi
 
-echo 'PUSH SUCCEEDED 🎉🎉';
-
 restore_stashed;
+echo 'SUCCEEDED 🎉🎉';
+
diff --git a/scripts/hooks/post-commit b/scripts/hooks/post-commit
deleted file mode 100755
index b8d0892f..00000000
--- a/scripts/hooks/post-commit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2020 FireEye, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at: [package root]/LICENSE.txt
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
-#  is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-
-# Use a console with emojis support for a better experience
-
-# Stash uncommited changes
-MSG="post-commit-$(date +%s)";
-git stash push -kum "$MSG" &>/dev/null ;
-STASH_LIST=$(git stash list);
-if [[ "$STASH_LIST" == *"$MSG"* ]]; then
-  echo "Uncommited changes stashed with message '$MSG', if you abort before they are restored run \`git stash pop\`";
-fi
-
-python_3() {
-  case "$(uname -s)" in
-   CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
-     py -3 -m $1 > $2 2>&1;;
-   *)
-     python3 -m $1 > $2 2>&1;;
-  esac
-}
-
-# Run isort and print state (it doesn't block the commit)
-python_3 'isort --profile black --length-sort --line-width 120 -c .' 'isort-output.log';
-if [ $? == 0 ]; then
-  echo 'isort succeeded!! 💖';
-else
-  echo 'isort failed 😭';
-  echo 'Check isort-output.log for details';
-fi
-
-# Run black and print state (it doesn't block the commit)
-python_3 'black -l 120 --check .' 'black-output.log';
-if [ $? == 0 ]; then
-  echo 'black succeeded!! 💝';
-else
-  echo 'black failed 😭';
-  echo 'Check black-output.log for details';
-fi
-
-# Run rule linter and print state (it doesn't block the commit)
-python ./scripts/lint.py ./rules/ > rule-linter-output.log 2>&1;
-if [ $? == 0 ]; then
-  echo 'Rule linter succeeded!! 💘';
-else
-  echo 'Rule linter failed 😭';
-  echo 'Check rule-linter-output.log for details';
-fi
-
-# Restore stashed changes
-if [[ "$STASH_LIST" == *"$MSG"* ]]; then
-  git stash pop --index &>/dev/null ;
-  echo "Stashed changes '$MSG' restored";
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/setup-hooks.sh b/scripts/setup-hooks.sh
index 04053956..5093b846 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-hooks.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-hooks.sh
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ create_hook() {
   if [[ ! -e .git/hooks/$1 ]]; then
     echo "#!/usr/bin/env bash" > ".git/hooks/$1";
   fi
-  cat scripts/hooks/"$1" >> ".git/hooks/$1";
+  echo "scripts/ci.sh ${2:-}" >> ".git/hooks/$1";
   chmod +x .git/hooks/"$1";
 }
 
-printf 'Copying hooks into .git/hooks';
-create_hook 'post-commit';
+printf 'Adding scripts/ci.sh to .git/hooks/';
+create_hook 'pre-commit' 'no_tests';
 create_hook 'pre-push';