diff --git a/scripts/format-code.sh b/scripts/format-code.sh
index 90475ca..7644239 100755
--- a/scripts/format-code.sh
+++ b/scripts/format-code.sh
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 
 function do_commit_spelling() {
     # Write the commit message to a temporary file
-    git log -1 > "$commit_filename"
+    git log --format='%B' -1 > "$commit_filename"
 
     # Some names or emails appear as false-positive misspellings, remove them
     sed -i "s/Signed-off-by.*//" "$commit_filename"