diff --git a/.commit-check.yml b/.commit-check.yml
index 8c25742..853c91b 100644
--- a/.commit-check.yml
+++ b/.commit-check.yml
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ checks:
     [optional body]\n
     [optional footer(s)]\n\n
     More details please refer to https://www.conventionalcommits.org"
-    suggest: git commit --amend --no-verify
+    suggest: please check your commit message whether matches above regex
   - check: branch
     regex: ^(bugfix|feature|release|hotfix|task)\/.+|(master)|(main)|(HEAD)|(PR-.+)
     error: "Branches must begin with these types: bugfix/ feature/ release/ hotfix/ task/"
-    suggest: git checkout -b type/branch_name
+    suggest: run command `git checkout -b type/branch_name`
   - check: author_name
     regex: ^[A-Za-z ,.\'-]+$|.*(\[bot])
     error: The committer name seems invalid
-    suggest: git config user.name "Peter Shen"
+    suggest: run command `git config user.name "Your Name"`
   - check: author_email
     regex: ^\S+@\S+\.\S+$
     error: The committer email seems invalid
-    suggest: git config user.email petershen@example.com
+    suggest: run command `git config user.email yourname@example.com`
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 58687d8..e7c5825 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ repos:
     hooks:
     -   id: codespell
 -   repo: https://github.com/commit-check/commit-check
-    rev: v0.5.1
+    rev: v0.5.2
     hooks:
     -   id: check-message
-        stages: [post-commit]
     -   id: check-branch
     -   id: check-author-email
 -   repo: local
diff --git a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
index 90d4277..7327dbd 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 - id: check-message
   name: check commit message
   description: requiring commit message to match regex
-  entry: commit-check
+  entry: env IS_PRE_COMMIT=1 commit-check
   args: [--message]
   pass_filenames: false
   language: python
-  stages: [post-commit]
+  stages: [commit-msg, commit]
 - id: check-branch
   name: check branch naming
   description: requiring branch naming to match regex
diff --git a/commit_check/__init__.py b/commit_check/__init__.py
index c24c029..6abc60a 100644
--- a/commit_check/__init__.py
+++ b/commit_check/__init__.py
@@ -21,25 +21,25 @@
             '[optional body]\n'
             '[optional footer(s)]\n\n'
             'More details please refer to https://www.conventionalcommits.org',
-            'suggest': 'git commit --amend --no-verify'
+            'suggest': 'please check your commit message whether matches above regex'
         },
         {
             'check': 'branch',
             'regex': r'^(bugfix|feature|release|hotfix|task)\/.+|(master)|(main)|(HEAD)|(PR-.+)',
             'error': 'Branches must begin with these types: bugfix/ feature/ release/ hotfix/ task/',
-            'suggest': 'git checkout -b bugfix/branch_name',
+            'suggest': 'run command `git checkout -b type/branch_name`',
         },
         {
             'check': 'author_name',
             'regex': r'^[A-Za-z ,.\'-]+$|.*(\[bot])',
             'error': 'The committer name seems invalid',
-            'suggest': 'git config user.name "Peter Shen"',
+            'suggest': 'run command `git config user.name "Your Name"`',
         },
         {
             'check': 'author_email',
             'regex': r'^\S+@\S+\.\S+$',
             'error': 'The committer\'s email seems invalid',
-            'suggest': 'git config user.email petershen@example.com',
+            'suggest': 'run command `git config user.email yourname@example.com`',
         },
     ],
 }
diff --git a/commit_check/commit.py b/commit_check/commit.py
index 2699879..3ca2193 100644
--- a/commit_check/commit.py
+++ b/commit_check/commit.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 """Check git commit message formatting"""
 import re
+import os
+from pathlib import PurePath
 from commit_check import YELLOW, RESET_COLOR, PASS, FAIL
-from commit_check.util import get_commits_info, print_error_message, print_suggestion
+from commit_check.util import cmd_output, get_commits_info, print_error_message, print_suggestion
 
 
-def check_commit(checks: list) -> int:
+def check_commit_msg(checks: list) -> int:
     for check in checks:
         if check['check'] == 'message':
             if check['regex'] == "":
@@ -12,12 +14,19 @@ def check_commit(checks: list) -> int:
                     f"{YELLOW}Not found regex for commit message. skip checking.{RESET_COLOR}",
                 )
                 return PASS
-            commit_message = str(get_commits_info("s"))
-            result = re.match(check['regex'], commit_message)
+            # check the message of the current commit
+            if os.environ.get("IS_PRE_COMMIT") == "1":
+                git_dir = cmd_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--git-dir']).strip()
+                commit_msg_file = PurePath(git_dir, "COMMIT_EDITMSG")
+                with open(commit_msg_file, 'r') as f:
+                    commit_msg = f.read()
+            else:  # check the message of the last commit
+                commit_msg = str(get_commits_info("s"))
+            result = re.match(check['regex'], commit_msg)
             if result is None:
                 print_error_message(
                     check['check'], check['regex'],
-                    check['error'], commit_message,
+                    check['error'], commit_msg,
                 )
                 if check['suggest']:
                     print_suggestion(check['suggest'])
diff --git a/commit_check/main.py b/commit_check/main.py
index d21ecde..8c4ec84 100644
--- a/commit_check/main.py
+++ b/commit_check/main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 The module containing main entrypoint function.
 """
 import argparse
-
 from commit_check import branch
 from commit_check import commit
 from commit_check import author
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ def main() -> int:
             ) else DEFAULT_CONFIG
             checks = config['checks']
             if args.message:
-                retval = commit.check_commit(checks)
+                retval = commit.check_commit_msg(checks)
             if args.author_name:
                 retval = author.check_author(checks, "author_name")
             if args.author_email:
diff --git a/commit_check/util.py b/commit_check/util.py
index ef0012e..4dfb0ad 100644
--- a/commit_check/util.py
+++ b/commit_check/util.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def print_suggestion(suggest: str) -> None:
     """
     if suggest:
         print(
-            f"Suggest to run => {GREEN}{suggest}{RESET_COLOR} ", end='',
+            f"Suggest: {GREEN}{suggest}{RESET_COLOR} ", end='',
         )
     else:
         print(f"commit-check does not support {suggest} yet.")
diff --git a/tests/commit_test.py b/tests/commit_test.py
index 12437d2..c92d7c9 100644
--- a/tests/commit_test.py
+++ b/tests/commit_test.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from commit_check import PASS, FAIL
-from commit_check.commit import check_commit
+from commit_check.commit import check_commit_msg
 
 # used by get_commits_info mock
 FAKE_BRANCH_NAME = "fake_commits_info"
-# The location of check_commit()
+# The location of check_commit_msg()
 LOCATION = "commit_check.commit"
 
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_check_commit(self, mocker):
             "re.match",
             return_value="fake_rematch_resp"
         )
-        retval = check_commit(checks)
+        retval = check_commit_msg(checks)
         assert retval == PASS
         assert m_get_commits_info.call_count == 1
         assert m_re_match.call_count == 1
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_check_commit_with_empty_checks(self, mocker):
             "re.match",
             return_value="fake_commits_info"
         )
-        retval = check_commit(checks)
+        retval = check_commit_msg(checks)
         assert retval == PASS
         assert m_get_commits_info.call_count == 0
         assert m_re_match.call_count == 0
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_check_commit_with_different_check(self, mocker):
             "re.match",
             return_value="fake_commits_info"
         )
-        retval = check_commit(checks)
+        retval = check_commit_msg(checks)
         assert retval == PASS
         assert m_get_commits_info.call_count == 0
         assert m_re_match.call_count == 0
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_check_commit_with_len0_regex(self, mocker, capfd):
             "re.match",
             return_value="fake_rematch_resp"
         )
-        retval = check_commit(checks)
+        retval = check_commit_msg(checks)
         assert retval == PASS
         assert m_get_commits_info.call_count == 0
         assert m_re_match.call_count == 0
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def test_check_commit_with_result_none(self, mocker):
         m_print_suggestion = mocker.patch(
             f"{LOCATION}.print_suggestion"
         )
-        retval = check_commit(checks)
+        retval = check_commit_msg(checks)
         assert retval == FAIL
         assert m_get_commits_info.call_count == 1
         assert m_re_match.call_count == 1
diff --git a/tests/main_test.py b/tests/main_test.py
index d237703..ed9b78c 100644
--- a/tests/main_test.py
+++ b/tests/main_test.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def test_main(
                 ]
             }
         )
-        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit")
+        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit_msg")
         m_check_branch = mocker.patch(
             "commit_check.branch.check_branch"
         )
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_main_help(self, mocker, capfd):
                 ]
             }
         )
-        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit")
+        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit_msg")
         m_check_branch = mocker.patch(
             "commit_check.branch.check_branch"
         )
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_main_version(self, mocker):
                 ]
             }
         )
-        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit")
+        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit_msg")
         m_check_branch = mocker.patch(
             "commit_check.branch.check_branch"
         )
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def test_main_validate_config_ret_none(self, mocker):
             "commit_check.main.validate_config",
             return_value={}
         )
-        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit")
+        m_check_commit = mocker.patch("commit_check.commit.check_commit_msg")
         mocker.patch(
             "commit_check.branch.check_branch"
         )
diff --git a/tests/util_test.py b/tests/util_test.py
index 719baf9..4e5f417 100644
--- a/tests/util_test.py
+++ b/tests/util_test.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def test_print_suggestion(self, capfd):
             # Must print on stdout with given argument.
             print_suggestion("dummy suggest")
             stdout, _ = capfd.readouterr()
-            assert "Suggest to run" in stdout
+            assert "Suggest:" in stdout
 
         def test_print_suggestion_exit1(self, capfd):
             # Must exit with 1 when "" passed