diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ecf8002..bdd6937d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "lint:js:fix": "npm run lint:js -- --fix",
     "lint:md": "markdownlint *.md",
     "lint": "npm-run-all --print-name --print-label --parallel lint:*",
-    "commitmsg": "commitlint -e",
+    "commitmsg": "commitlint -e $GIT_PARAMS",
     "precommit": "lint-staged",
     "release": "standard-version",
     "release:dry-run": "standard-version --dry-run"
diff --git a/test/init.test.js b/test/init.test.js
index 205396ea..5c2b9ed1 100644
--- a/test/init.test.js
+++ b/test/init.test.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ suite('init', () => {
 
     assert.deepStrictEqual(pkg.scripts, {
       build: 'babel src/ -d lib/',
-      commitmsg: 'commitlint -e',
+      commitmsg: 'commitlint -e $GIT_PARAMS',
       'lint:js': 'eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ext .js,.jsx,.mjs .',
       'lint:js:fix': 'npm run lint:js -- --fix',
       'lint:md': 'markdownlint *.md',