diff --git a/src/commands/config.ts b/src/commands/config.ts
index 4af9f52d..c5d01de0 100644
--- a/src/commands/config.ts
+++ b/src/commands/config.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export enum CONFIG_KEYS {
   OCO_API_URL = 'OCO_API_URL',
   OCO_API_CUSTOM_HEADERS = 'OCO_API_CUSTOM_HEADERS',
   OCO_OMIT_SCOPE = 'OCO_OMIT_SCOPE',
-  OCO_GITPUSH = 'OCO_GITPUSH' // todo: deprecate
+  OCO_GITPUSH = 'OCO_GITPUSH', // todo: deprecate
+  OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT = 'OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT'
 }
 
 export enum CONFIG_MODES {
@@ -711,6 +712,14 @@ export const configValidators = {
       'Must be true or false'
     );
     return value;
+  },
+
+  [CONFIG_KEYS.OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT](value: any) {
+    validateConfig(
+      CONFIG_KEYS.OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT,
+      typeof value === 'boolean',
+      'Must be true or false'
+    );
   }
 };
 
@@ -747,6 +756,7 @@ export type ConfigType = {
   [CONFIG_KEYS.OCO_ONE_LINE_COMMIT]: boolean;
   [CONFIG_KEYS.OCO_OMIT_SCOPE]: boolean;
   [CONFIG_KEYS.OCO_TEST_MOCK_TYPE]: string;
+  [CONFIG_KEYS.OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT]: boolean;
 };
 
 export const defaultConfigPath = pathJoin(homedir(), '.opencommit');
@@ -794,7 +804,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
   OCO_TEST_MOCK_TYPE: 'commit-message',
   OCO_WHY: false,
   OCO_OMIT_SCOPE: false,
-  OCO_GITPUSH: true // todo: deprecate
+  OCO_GITPUSH: true, // todo: deprecate
+  OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT: false
 };
 
 const initGlobalConfig = (configPath: string = defaultConfigPath) => {
@@ -1046,6 +1057,11 @@ function getConfigKeyDetails(key) {
         description: 'Message template placeholder',
         values: ['String (must start with $)']
       };
+    case CONFIG_KEYS.OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT:
+      return {
+        description: 'Automatically uncomment the commit message in the hook',
+        values: ['true', 'false']
+      };
     default:
       return {
         description: 'String value',
diff --git a/src/commands/prepare-commit-msg-hook.ts b/src/commands/prepare-commit-msg-hook.ts
index 36e3f6d5..776bf90a 100644
--- a/src/commands/prepare-commit-msg-hook.ts
+++ b/src/commands/prepare-commit-msg-hook.ts
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ export const prepareCommitMessageHook = async (
 
     const fileContent = await fs.readFile(messageFilePath);
 
-    const divider = '# ---------- [OpenCommit] ---------- #';
+    const messageWithComment = `# ${commitMessage}\n\n# ---------- [OpenCommit] ---------- #\n# Remove the # above to use this generated commit message.\n# To cancel the commit, just close this window without making any changes.\n\n${fileContent.toString()}`;
+    const messageWithoutComment = `${commitMessage}\n\n${fileContent.toString()}`;
 
-    await fs.writeFile(
-      messageFilePath,
-      `# ${commitMessage}\n\n${divider}\n# Remove the # above to use this generated commit message.\n# To cancel the commit, just close this window without making any changes.\n\n${fileContent.toString()}`
-    );
+    const message = config.OCO_HOOK_AUTO_UNCOMMENT
+      ? messageWithoutComment
+      : messageWithComment;
+
+    await fs.writeFile(messageFilePath, message);
   } catch (error) {
     outro(`${chalk.red('✖')} ${error}`);
     process.exit(1);
diff --git a/src/migrations/_run.ts b/src/migrations/_run.ts
index 30d9fd34..989a71ac 100644
--- a/src/migrations/_run.ts
+++ b/src/migrations/_run.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const runMigrations = async () => {
       OCO_AI_PROVIDER_ENUM.GROQ,
       OCO_AI_PROVIDER_ENUM.MISTRAL,
       OCO_AI_PROVIDER_ENUM.MLX,
-      OCO_AI_PROVIDER_ENUM.OPENROUTER,
+      OCO_AI_PROVIDER_ENUM.OPENROUTER
     ].includes(config.OCO_AI_PROVIDER)
   ) {
     return;