diff --git a/tools/precommit.py b/tools/precommit.py
index 6de9aee..8aed364 100755
--- a/tools/precommit.py
+++ b/tools/precommit.py
@@ -17,12 +17,7 @@
 
 def in_docker():
     """Returns: True if running in a docker container, else False"""
-    try:
-        with open("/proc/1/cgroup", "rt") as ifh:
-            contents = ifh.read()
-            return any([word in contents for word in ["actions_job", "docker"]])
-    except OSError:
-        return False
+    return Path("/.dockerenv").exists()
 
 
 def run(cmd, cwd=PROJECT_ROOT, check_exit=True, print_output=True):