const char *hook_arg1 = NULL;
        const char *hook_arg2 = NULL;
        int ident_shown = 0;
+       int clean_message_contents = (cleanup_mode != CLEANUP_NONE);
 
        if (!no_verify && run_hook(index_file, "pre-commit", NULL))
                return 0;
                if (strbuf_read_file(&sb, template_file, 0) < 0)
                        die_errno(_("could not read '%s'"), template_file);
                hook_arg1 = "template";
+               clean_message_contents = 0;
        }
 
        /*
        if (s->fp == NULL)
                die_errno(_("could not open '%s'"), git_path(commit_editmsg));
 
-       if (cleanup_mode != CLEANUP_NONE)
+       if (clean_message_contents)
                stripspace(&sb, 0);
 
        if (signoff) {
        if (argc == 2 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-h"))
                usage_with_options(builtin_status_usage, builtin_status_options);
 
-       if (null_termination && status_format == STATUS_FORMAT_LONG)
-               status_format = STATUS_FORMAT_PORCELAIN;
-
        wt_status_prepare(&s);
        gitmodules_config();
        git_config(git_status_config, &s);
        argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix,
                             builtin_status_options,
                             builtin_status_usage, 0);
+
+       if (null_termination && status_format == STATUS_FORMAT_LONG)
+               status_format = STATUS_FORMAT_PORCELAIN;
+
        handle_untracked_files_arg(&s);
        if (show_ignored_in_status)
                s.show_ignored_files = 1;