diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
index ba5f85c4d4..0f5ae3c724 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	</ItemGroup>
 	<Target Name="InstallGitHooks" AfterTargets="PreBuildEvent">
 		<Exec Command="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/../../Dist/install_git_hooks.ps1"
+			Condition=" '$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' != 'true' "
 			IgnoreExitCode="true" /> <!-- i.e. may fail... though it was actually using the exit code properly, but oh well -->
 	</Target>
 </Project>