diff --git a/.openhands/microagents/repo.md b/.openhands/microagents/repo.md
index 0b6be003a4..0f3c054d30 100644
--- a/.openhands/microagents/repo.md
+++ b/.openhands/microagents/repo.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ IMPORTANT: Before making any changes to the codebase, ALWAYS run `make install-p
 
 Before pushing any changes, you MUST ensure that any lint errors or simple test errors have been fixed.
 
-* If you've made changes to the backend, you should run `pre-commit run --all-files --config ./dev_config/python/.pre-commit-config.yaml`
+* If you've made changes to the backend, you should run `pre-commit run --config ./dev_config/python/.pre-commit-config.yaml` (this will run on staged files).
 * If you've made changes to the frontend, you should run `cd frontend && npm run lint:fix && npm run build ; cd ..`
 
 The pre-commit hooks MUST pass successfully before pushing any changes to the repository. This is a mandatory requirement to maintain code quality and consistency.