diff --git a/src/services/checkpoints/ShadowCheckpointService.ts b/src/services/checkpoints/ShadowCheckpointService.ts
index f28070cf40..cdc6bd8a69 100644
--- a/src/services/checkpoints/ShadowCheckpointService.ts
+++ b/src/services/checkpoints/ShadowCheckpointService.ts
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export abstract class ShadowCheckpointService extends EventEmitter {
 
 			const startTime = Date.now()
 			await this.stageAll(this.git)
-			const commitArgs = options?.allowEmpty ? { "--allow-empty": null, "--no-verify": null } : undefined
+			const commitArgs = options?.allowEmpty ? { "--allow-empty": null } : undefined
 			const result = await this.git.commit(message, commitArgs)
 			const fromHash = this._checkpoints[this._checkpoints.length - 1] ?? this.baseHash!
 			const toHash = result.commit || fromHash