diff --git a/local/development/commit-msg b/local/development/commit-msg
index b12c4a838e..0cdf739b1f 100644
--- a/local/development/commit-msg
+++ b/local/development/commit-msg
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fi
 commitTitle="$(cat $1 | head -n1)"
 
 # ignore merge requests
-if echo "$commitTitle" | grep -qE "^Merge branch '.*"; then
+if echo "$commitTitle" | grep -qE "^Merge (remote-tracking )?branch '.*"; then
 	echo "Commit hook: ignoring branch merge"
 	exit 0
 fi