diff --git a/cmd/templates.go b/cmd/templates.go
index 5540dfe6..a04b66b9 100644
--- a/cmd/templates.go
+++ b/cmd/templates.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"embed"
 	"text/template"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 )
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ var templatesFS embed.FS
 type hookTmplData struct {
 	AutoInstall string
 	HookName    string
+	Extension 	string
 }
 
 func hookTemplate(hookName string, fs afero.Fs) []byte {
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ func hookTemplate(hookName string, fs afero.Fs) []byte {
 	err := t.Execute(buf, hookTmplData{
 		AutoInstall: autoInstall(hookName, fs),
 		HookName:    hookName,
+		Extension: 	 getExtension(),
 	})
 	check(err)
 
@@ -40,5 +43,13 @@ func autoInstall(hookName string, fs afero.Fs) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	return "# lefthook_version: " + configChecksum(fs) + "\n\ncall_lefthook \"lefthook install\""
+	return "# lefthook_version: " + configChecksum(fs) + "\n\ncall_lefthook \"install\""
+}
+
+func getExtension() string {
+	if (runtime.GOOS == "windows") {
+		return ".exe"
+	} else {
+		return ""
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/templates/hook.tmpl b/cmd/templates/hook.tmpl
index 4648b028..4968cc5d 100644
--- a/cmd/templates/hook.tmpl
+++ b/cmd/templates/hook.tmpl
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ call_lefthook()
 {
   if lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    eval $1
-  elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/lefthook"
+    eval lefthook $1
+  elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}}"
   then
-    eval $dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/$1
+    eval "$dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/lefthook{{.Extension}} $1"
   elif bundle exec lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    bundle exec $1
+    bundle exec lefthook $1
   elif npx lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    npx $1
+    npx lefthook $1
   elif yarn lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    yarn $1
+    yarn lefthook $1
   else
     echo "Can't find lefthook in PATH"
   fi
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ call_lefthook()
 
 {{.AutoInstall}}
 
-call_lefthook "lefthook run {{.HookName}} $@"
+call_lefthook "run {{.HookName}} $@"
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/pre-commit b/spec/fixtures/pre-commit
index 3d435141..921f4ecd 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/pre-commit
+++ b/spec/fixtures/pre-commit
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ call_lefthook()
 {
   if lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    eval $1
+    eval lefthook $1
   elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/lefthook"
   then
-    eval $dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/$1
+    eval "$dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/lefthook $1"
   elif bundle exec lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    bundle exec $1
+    bundle exec lefthook $1
   elif npx lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    npx $1
+    npx lefthook $1
   elif yarn lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    yarn $1
+    yarn lefthook $1
   else
     echo "Can't find lefthook in PATH"
   fi
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ call_lefthook()
 
 
 
-call_lefthook "lefthook run pre-commit $@"
+call_lefthook "run pre-commit $@"
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/pre-push b/spec/fixtures/pre-push
index 34d0b46b..4974214a 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/pre-push
+++ b/spec/fixtures/pre-push
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ call_lefthook()
 {
   if lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    eval $1
+    eval lefthook $1
   elif test -f "$dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/lefthook"
   then
-    eval $dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/$1
+    eval "$dir/node_modules/@arkweid/lefthook/bin/lefthook $1"
   elif bundle exec lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    bundle exec $1
+    bundle exec lefthook $1
   elif npx lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    npx $1
+    npx lefthook $1
   elif yarn lefthook -h >/dev/null 2>&1
   then
-    yarn $1
+    yarn lefthook $1
   else
     echo "Can't find lefthook in PATH"
   fi
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ call_lefthook()
 
 
 
-call_lefthook "lefthook run pre-push $@"
+call_lefthook "run pre-push $@"