1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.awk b/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.awk
index 3be115b1..2fe43c5b 100755
--- a/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.awk
+++ b/git/template/hooks/prepare-commit-msg.awk
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ BEGIN {
     next
 }
 
-# This line is blank, or a comment; reset the branch
-!NF || $1 ~ /^#/ { branch = 0 }
-
 # Commit message subject patterns to skip go here; be as precise as you can
 $0 == "  Bump VERSION" { next }  # Skip version number bumps
 
+# This line is blank, or a comment; reset the branch
+!NF || $1 ~ /^#/ { branch = 0 }
+
 # Don't emit consecutive blanks
 NF { blank = 0 }
 !NF && blank++ { next }