diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb2d6e0..5b54eef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "node ./bin/install.js",
-    "commit": "git add . && cz"
+    "commit": "git add . && pre-commit run && git add . && cz --no-verify"
   },
   "author": {
     "name": "Christopher Pickering",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 50c913c..f24dedb 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-black==22.3.0; python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
-click==8.1.2; python_version >= "3.6"
+black==22.1.0; python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
+click==8.0.3; python_version >= "3.6"
 colorama==0.4.4; (python_version >= "2.7" and python_full_version < "3.0.0") or (python_full_version >= "3.5.0")
-importlib-metadata==4.11.3; python_version >= "3.7"
+importlib-metadata==4.11.0; python_version >= "3.7"
 isort==5.10.1; python_full_version >= "3.6.1" and python_version < "4.0"
 mypy-extensions==0.4.3; python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
 pathspec==0.9.0; (python_version >= "2.7" and python_full_version < "3.0.0") or (python_full_version >= "3.5.0")
-platformdirs==2.5.2; python_version >= "3.7" and python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
+platformdirs==2.5.0; python_version >= "3.7" and python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
 pyyaml==6.0; python_version >= "3.6"
-regex==2022.3.15
+regex==2022.1.18
 tomli==2.0.1; python_version >= "3.7" and python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
 tomlkit==0.10.1; python_version >= "3.6" and python_version < "4.0"
-tqdm==4.64.0; (python_version >= "2.7" and python_full_version < "3.0.0") or (python_full_version >= "3.4.0")
-typed-ast==1.5.3; python_version < "3.8" and implementation_name == "cpython" and python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
-typing-extensions==4.2.0; python_version < "3.8" and python_version >= "3.7" and python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
-zipp==3.8.0; python_version < "3.8" and python_version >= "3.7"
+tqdm==4.62.3; (python_version >= "2.7" and python_full_version < "3.0.0") or (python_full_version >= "3.4.0")
+typed-ast==1.4.3; python_version < "3.8" and implementation_name == "cpython" and python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
+typing-extensions==4.1.0; python_version < "3.8" and python_version >= "3.7" and python_full_version >= "3.6.2"
+zipp==3.7.0; python_version < "3.8" and python_version >= "3.7"
diff --git a/src/djlint/__init__.py b/src/djlint/__init__.py
index 7e7b879..6b4ab1e 100644
--- a/src/djlint/__init__.py
+++ b/src/djlint/__init__.py
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ def main(
         temp_file.write(str.encode(stdin_text))
         temp_file.seek(0)
 
+        # cannot use gitignore for stdin paths.
+        config.use_gitignore = False
+
         file_list = get_src([Path(temp_file.name)], config)
 
     else:
diff --git a/tests/test_config_gitignore.py b/tests/test_config_gitignore.py
index 1288287..9bb1f70 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_gitignore.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_gitignore.py
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ run::
 
 for a single test, run::
 
-   pytest tests/test_config_gitignore.py::test_pyproject --cov=src/djlint \
+   pytest tests/test_config_gitignore.py::test_ignored_path --cov=src/djlint \
      --cov-branch --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov-report term-missing
 
 """
 # pylint: disable=C0116
 import os
+import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from click.testing import CliRunner
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def test_cli(runner: CliRunner) -> None:
     assert result.exit_code == 1
 
     os.remove("tests/config_gitignore/.gitignore")
+    shutil.rmtree("tests/config_gitignore/.git")
 
 
 def test_pyproject(runner: CliRunner) -> None:
@@ -73,3 +75,20 @@ def test_pyproject(runner: CliRunner) -> None:
 
     os.remove("tests/config_gitignore/.gitignore")
     os.remove("tests/config_gitignore/pyproject.toml")
+    shutil.rmtree("tests/config_gitignore/.git")
+
+def test_ignored_path(runner: CliRunner) -> None:
+    # test for https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint/issues/224
+    # create .git folder to make root
+    Path("tests/config_gitignore/.git").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    # add a gitignore file
+    with open("tests/config_gitignore/.gitignore", "w") as git:
+        git.write("var")
+
+    result = runner.invoke(djlint, ["-", "--use-gitignore"], input='<div><p id="a"></p></div>')
+    print(result.output)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert "Linted 1 file" in result.output
+
+    os.remove("tests/config_gitignore/.gitignore")
+    shutil.rmtree("tests/config_gitignore/.git")