diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 195d823..02aa8bd 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ S3_BUCKET=crussell
 S3_PROFILE_PICS_BUCKET=crussell-profile-pics
 AWS_REGION=eu-west-2
 
-# Prod: Set R2_ENDPOINT for Cloudflare R2 (overrides S3_* vars in non-dev builds)
+# Prod only: Cloudflare R2 (overrides S3_* vars in non-dev builds).
+# Local dev uses the S3_* vars above (from .env). Not needed for local builds.
 R2_ENDPOINT=
 # R2_ACCESS_KEY=<your-access-key>
 # R2_SECRET_KEY=<your-secret-key>
diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index 8a70271..f230274 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ if [ -n "$BACKEND_FILES" ]; then
 	fi
 	cd ..
 
+	printf "${YELLOW}Checking golangci-lint...${NC}\n"
+	if ! cd backend && golangci-lint run ./... --timeout 3m 2>&1; then
+		printf "${RED}✖ golangci-lint failed${NC}\n"
+		FAILED=1
+	fi
+	cd ..
+
 	printf "${YELLOW}Checking staticcheck...${NC}\n"
 	if ! cd backend && staticcheck -tags "test,dev" ./... 2>&1; then
 		printf "${RED}✖ staticcheck failed${NC}\n"