diff --git a/.husky/pre-commit b/.husky/pre-commit
index adda426ad..b3aceacd6 100755
--- a/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # lint js and vue files
 npx --no-install lint-staged
 
-# lint only staged ruby files
-git diff --name-only --cached | xargs ls -1 2>/dev/null | grep '\.rb$' | xargs bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion -a
+# lint only staged ruby files that still exist (not deleted)
+git diff --name-only --cached | xargs -I {} sh -c 'test -f "{}" && echo "{}"' | grep '\.rb$' | xargs -I {} bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion -a "{}" || true
 
 # stage rubocop changes to files
-git diff --name-only --cached | xargs git add
+git diff --name-only --cached | xargs -I {} sh -c 'test -f "{}" && git add "{}"' || true