diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 4b72ee80..c50fefe9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ repos:
     rev: master
     hooks:
       - id: trailing-whitespace
-        files: (^|/)a/.+\.(py|html|sh|css|js)$
+        files: (^|/).+\.(py|html|sh|css|js)$
 
 -   repo: local
     hooks: