diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 27cb7533a..984159e18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ NOTE: isort follows the [semver](https://semver.org/) versioning standard.
 
 ### 5.0.8 July 11, 2020
   - Fixed #1277 & #1278: New line detection issues on Windows.
+  - Fixed #1294: Fix bundled git hook.
 
 ### 5.0.7 July 9, 2020
   - Fixed #1306: unexpected --diff behavior.
diff --git a/isort/hooks.py b/isort/hooks.py
index 07b92f898..8eabda560 100644
--- a/isort/hooks.py
+++ b/isort/hooks.py
@@ -47,21 +47,19 @@ def git_hook(strict: bool = False, modify: bool = False) -> int:
     """
 
     # Get list of files modified and staged
-    diff_cmd = ["git", "diff-index", "--cached", "--name-only", "--diff-filter=ACMRTUXB HEAD"]
+    diff_cmd = ["git", "diff-index", "--cached", "--name-only", "--diff-filter=ACMRTUXB", "HEAD"]
     files_modified = get_lines(diff_cmd)
 
     errors = 0
     for filename in files_modified:
         if filename.endswith(".py"):
             # Get the staged contents of the file
-            staged_cmd = ["git", "show", ":%s" % filename]
+            staged_cmd = ["git", "show", f":{filename}"]
             staged_contents = get_output(staged_cmd)
 
-            if not (
-                api.sort_file(filename)
-                if modify
-                else api.check_code_string(staged_contents, file_path=Path(filename))
-            ):
+            if not api.check_code_string(staged_contents, file_path=Path(filename)):
                 errors += 1
+                if modify:
+                    api.sort_file(filename)
 
     return errors if strict else 0