diff --git a/.yamllint b/.yamllint
index 6105b5d4..067a389e 100644
--- a/.yamllint
+++ b/.yamllint
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 extends: default
 rules:
+  document-start: disable
   line-length: disable
+  truthy: disable
diff --git a/examples/Vagrantfile.yaml b/examples/Vagrantfile.yaml
index 6bf9c5ca..276f0179 100644
--- a/examples/Vagrantfile.yaml
+++ b/examples/Vagrantfile.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 
 # You may want to alter these before running ./makebuildserver
 
diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index 4acfe2b5..3e872d69 100755
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [ -z "$files" ]; then
     SH_FILES="hooks/pre-commit"
     BASH_FILES="gradlew-fdroid jenkins-build-all jenkins-setup-build-environment jenkins-test completion/bash-completion buildserver/provision-*"
     RB_FILES="buildserver/Vagrantfile"
-    YML_FILES="buildserver/*.yml examples/*.yml"
+    YML_FILES=".*.yml .yamllint */*.yml */*.yaml"
 else
     # if actually committing right now, then only run on the files
     # that are going to be committed at this moment
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ else
             *.rb)
                 RB_FILES+=" $f"
                 ;;
-            *.yml)
+            *.yml|.*.yml|.yamllint)
                 YML_FILES+=" $f"
                 ;;
             *)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ for f in $RB_FILES; do
 done
 
 for f in $YML_FILES; do
-	if ! $YAMLLINT $f 1>/dev/null; then
+	if ! $YAMLLINT $f; then
 		err ".yml tests failed on $f!"
 	fi
 done