diff --git a/web/.husky/pre-commit b/web/.husky/pre-commit
index 70d516da0..5ac6827e9 100755
--- a/web/.husky/pre-commit
+++ b/web/.husky/pre-commit
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 . "$(dirname -- "$0")/_/husky.sh"
 
-cd web
-npx lint-staged
+# Check for changes in specific folders
+CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --cached --name-only)
+
+if echo "$CHANGED_FILES" | grep -E '^(web/src/ar/)' > /dev/null; then
+  echo "Running checks for changes in src/ar"
+  cd web
+  npx lint-staged
+else
+  echo "No changes in src/ar, skipping checks"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/.lintstagedrc.yml b/web/.lintstagedrc.yml
index d15c9b92f..b6cc696b5 100644
--- a/web/.lintstagedrc.yml
+++ b/web/.lintstagedrc.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Apply checks for artifact registry (ar) code
-'*': 'sh src/ar/scripts/license/stamp.sh'
+'src/ar/**/*': 'sh src/ar/scripts/license/stamp.sh'
 'src/ar/**/*.{ts,tsx,p1}': 'prettier --check'
 'src/ar/**/*.{ts,tsx,p2}': 'eslint --rulesdir src/ar/scripts/eslint-rules'
 'src/ar/**/*.{ts,tsx,p3}': 'sh src/ar/scripts/typecheck-staged.sh'
diff --git a/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts b/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts
index 0e58f5711..be894bab0 100644
--- a/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts
+++ b/web/src/framework/strings/stringTypes.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2024 Harness, Inc.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
 /**
  * This file is auto-generated. Please do not modify this file manually.
  * Use the command `yarn strings` to regenerate this file.