diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 259def4..dda5778 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ repos:
   hooks:
 #    - id: terraform_validate
     - id: terraform_fmt
+      exclude: examples
     - id: terraform_docs_replace
       args: ['table']
       exclude: common/*.tf