diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8b0735d..c193e3cb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
     "publish": "lerna publish --conventional-commits",
     "clean": "lerna clean --yes",
     "bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap",
-    "commitmsg": "exit 0 # conventional-changelog-lint -e",
     "precommit": "run-s lint lint-staged test",
     "prepare": "run-s clean bootstrap",
+    "commitmsg": "conventional-changelog-lint -e",
     "dev:ui-toolkit": "lerna run watch --scope joyent-ui-toolkit",
     "dev:cp-frontend": "lerna run start --scope joyent-cp-frontend",
     "dev:gql-mock-server": "lerna run dev --scope joyent-cp-gql-mock-server",