diff --git a/.githooks/pre-commit b/.githooks/pre-commit
index 8711b96..557fae5 100755
--- a/.githooks/pre-commit
+++ b/.githooks/pre-commit
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ echo "Running pre-commit checks..."
 
 # Auto-update lastmod in content files (non-blocking)
 # Runs before other checks so lint/spell run on updated files
-if [ -x "$(dirname "$0")/update-lastmod.sh" ]; then
-    "$(dirname "$0")/update-lastmod.sh" || echo "⚠️  lastmod update script encountered an issue"
+# Resolve symlink to find the actual script directory
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+if [ -x "$SCRIPT_DIR/update-lastmod.sh" ]; then
+    "$SCRIPT_DIR/update-lastmod.sh" || echo "⚠️  lastmod update script encountered an issue"
 fi
 
 # Track overall success/failure
diff --git a/content/posts/why-i-let-go-of-the-rod.md b/content/posts/why-i-let-go-of-the-rod.md
index d7f2e26..fd32dcd 100644
--- a/content/posts/why-i-let-go-of-the-rod.md
+++ b/content/posts/why-i-let-go-of-the-rod.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 date: 2025-11-08
 description: "A brief retelling of my experience leaving the Mormon faith."
 image: ""
-lastmod: 2025-11-08
+lastmod: 2026-02-02T23:19:22-07:00
 showTableOfContents: false
 tags: ["religion", "life"]
 title: "Why I Let Go of the Rod"
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@ When I was 8 or 9, I remember feeling immense responsibility, mixed with privile
 restored His One True Church to my neighborhood! Relief washed over me when I learned that there were actually millions
 of us, not just the two hundred in my ward. lol.
 
-
 test