diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4a945f0c65d3..143f95dc6718 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -200,5 +200,6 @@ repos:
         language: python
         additional_dependencies:
           - "protobuf"
+        stages: [push]
         always_run: true
         pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/download_resources.py b/download_resources.py
index 3f5e6bdacbd5..8e6ab153f679 100644
--- a/download_resources.py
+++ b/download_resources.py
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ def DownloadGerritCommitMsgHook(force=False):
   logging.basicConfig(
       level=logging.INFO, format=logging_format, datefmt='%H:%M:%S')
 
-  DownloadGerritCommitMsgHook()
+  is_internal = os.path.exists('internal')
+  if is_internal:
+    DownloadGerritCommitMsgHook()