diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 52eacc9195..23b9b97bbf 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ repos:
     rev: 'v2.2.6'
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
-        args: ['-L', 'hart,noteable', '-S', 'ui-tests']
+        args: ['-L', 'hart,noteable', '--skip', "*.spec.ts"]
         exclude: |
           (?x)^(
               yarn.lock|
diff --git a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
index e289dbc46c..18a1db7b0e 100644
--- a/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
+++ b/ui-tests/test/mobile.spec.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ test.use({
 });
 
 test.describe('Mobile', () => {
+  // manually create the test directory since tmpPath is set to a fixed value
   test.beforeAll(async ({ request, tmpPath }) => {
     const contents = galata.newContentsHelper(request);
     await contents.createDirectory(tmpPath);