diff --git a/scripts/styles_check.sh b/scripts/styles_check.sh
index a73993ac1..2e2cc0582 100755
--- a/scripts/styles_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/styles_check.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 # This script is used to check if the style.css file is up to date.
 
 # Check if the git tree for CWD is clean
-if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+if [ -n "$(git status internal/view/assets/css --porcelain)" ]; then
     echo "❌ git tree is not clean. Please commit all changes before running this script."
     exit 1
 fi
 
 # Check style.css file
 CLEANCSS_OPTS=${CLEANCSS_OPTS} make styles
-if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+if [ -n "$(git status internal/view/assets/css --porcelain)" ]; then
     echo "❌ style.css wasn't built from less changes. Please run 'make styles' and commit the changes."
-    git reset --hard
+    git checkout -- internal/view/assets/css/
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/scripts/swagger_check.sh b/scripts/swagger_check.sh
index 282bde2e6..ee6105c84 100644
--- a/scripts/swagger_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/swagger_check.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ "$CURRENT_SWAG_VERSION" != "$REQUIRED_SWAG_VERSION" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Check if the git tree for CWD is clean
-if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+if [ -n "$(git status docs/swagger --porcelain)" ]; then
     echo "❌ git tree is not clean. Please commit all changes before running this script."
     git diff
     exit 1
@@ -18,18 +18,18 @@ fi
 
 # Check swag comments
 make swag-fmt
-if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+if [ -n "$(git status docs/swagger --porcelain)" ]; then
     echo "❌ swag comments are not formatted. Please run 'make swag-fmt' and commit the changes."
     git diff
-    git reset --hard
+    git checkout -- docs/swagger
     exit 1
 fi
 
 # Check swagger documentation
 make swagger
-if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+if [ -n "$(git status docs/swagger --porcelain)" ]; then
     echo "❌ swagger documentation not updated, please run 'make swagger' and commit the changes."
     git diff
-    git reset --hard
+    git checkout -- docs/swagger
     exit 1
 fi