diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f98b3cb9b78..1170125df75 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ repos:
 
       - id: spotless
         name: Format Java files with Spotless
-        entry: bash -c 'command -v mvn >/dev/null 2>&1 || { if [ -z "$CI" ]; then echo "Maven not installed, skipping spotless" >&2; exit 0; fi }; mvn -f spotless-maven-pom.xml spotless:apply'
+        entry: bash -c 'command -v mvn >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "Maven not installed. Install with brew install maven" >&2; exit 1; }; mvn -f spotless-maven-pom.xml spotless:apply'
         language: system
         files: \.(java|kt|gradle)$
         pass_filenames: false
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 468f46d5b40..5ca8812e3d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ tools.pre-commit.install.Linux:
 
 tools.pre-commit.install.Darwin:
 	@echo "Installing pre-commit with brew..."
-	@brew install pre-commit
+	@brew install pre-commit maven
 	@echo "Pre-commit installation complete"
 
 tools.git-hooks.install: tools.airbyte-ci.install tools.pre-commit.install.$(OS) tools.git-hooks.clean ## Setup pre-commit hooks