diff --git a/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook_tickets.py b/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook_tickets.py
index b07292e..dbe9bff 100755
--- a/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook_tickets.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/files/pagure_hook_tickets.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def run_as_post_receive_hook():
         data = ''.join(
             pagure.lib.git.read_git_lines(
                 ['show', 'HEAD:%s' % filename], abspath))
-        if data:
+        if data and 'files' not in filename:
             try:
                 json_data = json.loads(data)
             except: