diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index e3a70f900..43e35e689 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-read -p "Do you want to setup git commit hooks? (y/Y to continue): " response
-if [[ "$response" =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
-    git config core.hooksPath .git-hooks
-else
-    git config --unset core.hooksPath
-fi
-
-read -p "Do you want to continue with Nix operations? (y/Y to continue): " response
+nix-build $PWD/default.nix -A env --out-link .nix-env
 
-if [[ "$response" =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
-    nix-build $PWD/default.nix -A env --out-link .nix-env
+PATH_add ".nix-env/bin"
 
-    PATH_add ".nix-env/bin"
+export LOCALHOST_PYTHON="$PWD/.nix-env/bin/python"
 
-    export LOCALHOST_PYTHON="$PWD/.nix-env/bin/python"
+# source .profile from `$env`.
+# This is only used to set things interpolated by nix.
+# All *static* things should live inside .envrc.
+[[ -f ".nix-env/.profile" ]] && source_env ".nix-env/.profile"
 
-    # source .profile from `$env`.
-    # This is only used to set things interpolated by nix.
-    # All *static* things should live inside .envrc.
-    [[ -f ".nix-env/.profile" ]] && source_env ".nix-env/.profile"
+# allow local .envrc overrides
+[[ -f .envrc.local ]] && source_env .envrc.local
 
-    # allow local .envrc overrides
-    [[ -f .envrc.local ]] && source_env .envrc.local
+if [[ "$NO_GIT_HOOKS" == "TRUE" ]]; then
+  # setting up .git-hooks for commit message verification
+  git config core.hooksPath .git-hooks
 
-else
-    echo "Skipping Nix operations."
+  echo ""
+  echo " Git Hooks has been configured in your current environment."
+  echo " Read more about them here: https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server-deploy?tab=readme-ov-file#optional-git-commit-message-verification"
+  echo " If you don't want to use it, then set NO_GIT_HOOKS=FALSE in file .envrc.local and re-laod the envionment by running:"
+  echo " direnv reload"
+  echo ""
+else 
+  git config --unset core.hooksPath
 fi
diff --git a/.git-hooks/commit-msg b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
index 342ffa730..11e307f09 100755
--- a/.git-hooks/commit-msg
+++ b/.git-hooks/commit-msg
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ if ! echo "$commit_message" | grep -E "$pattern" | grep -E "$pattern2"; then
     echo "  refactor: wpb-1234 clean up code"
     echo "  test: add unit tests wpb-1234"
     echo "  chore!: WPB-1234 drop support for k8s 1.16 - add a 'BREAKING CHANGE:' statement"
-    echo "Read more about it here: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/"
+    echo " Read more about it here: https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/"
+    echo " If you don't want to use it, then set NO_GIT_HOOKS=FALSE in file .envrc.local and re-laod the envionment by running:"
+    echo " direnv reload"
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 169758e7f..cd65bb9a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,9 +92,24 @@ This repository uses a Git commit [hook](./.git-hooks/commit-msg) to enforce the
 - *chore!: WPB-1234 drop support for k8s 1.16 - add a 'BREAKING CHANGE:' statement*
 
 #### Activation/Deactivation:
-The commit hook is optional and can be activated or deactivated using the `.envrc` script with direnv:
-```
+The commit hook is optional and can be activated using the `.envrc` script with direnv as:
+```bash
 wire-server-deploy$ direnv allow
 direnv: loading ~/projects/git/wire-server-deploy/.envrc
-Do you want to setup git commit hooks? (y/Y to continue):
+direnv: ([/usr/bin/direnv export zsh]) is taking a while to execute. Use CTRL-C to give up.
+/nix/store/bbh6750da4dmnbizgwzh5q2g5z6njd81-wire-server-deploy
+direnv: loading ~/projects/git/wire-server-deploy/.nix-env/.nix-env/.profile
+
+ Git Hooks has been configured in your current environment.
+ Read more about them here: https://github.com/wireapp/wire-server-deploy?tab=readme-ov-file#optional-git-commit-message-verification
+ If you don't want to use it, run the following command to unset it
+ git config --unset core.hooksPath
+
+direnv: export +LOCALHOST_PYTHON +NIX_PATH ~PATH
+```
+
+The `.git-hooks` get configured when the whole `.envrc` environment is allowed. Run the following command if hooks for commit message verification aren't required:
+
+```bash
+git config --unset core.hooksPath
 ```
diff --git a/changelog.d/5-bug-fixes/issue-862-direnv-fix b/changelog.d/5-bug-fixes/issue-862-direnv-fix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f1cf2bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5-bug-fixes/issue-862-direnv-fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed: remove read function to operate .envrc and updated the README.md