diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bcc61084..ebc6e7bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -272,11 +272,20 @@ You could have chosen to install as a global hook template or at a single reposi
 Please follow the steps below based on which option you had chosen at installation.
 
 ## Uninstallation from a global hook template
-To uninstall talisman globally from your machine, run:
+Run the following command on your terminal to uninstall talisman globally from your machine.
+
+For pre-commit hook:
 
 ```
 curl --silent  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thoughtworks/talisman/master/global_install_scripts/uninstall.bash > /tmp/uninstall_talisman.bash && /bin/bash /tmp/uninstall_talisman.bash 
 ```
+
+For pre-push hook:
+
+```
+curl --silent  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thoughtworks/talisman/master/global_install_scripts/uninstall.bash > /tmp/uninstall_talisman.bash && /bin/bash /tmp/uninstall_talisman.bash pre-push
+```
+
 This will
 
 1. ask you for the base dir of all your repos, find all git repos inside it and remove talisman hooks
diff --git a/global_install_scripts/install.bash b/global_install_scripts/install.bash
index e8940bc5..05b47696 100755
--- a/global_install_scripts/install.bash
+++ b/global_install_scripts/install.bash
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ function run() {
 	EXCEPTIONS_FILE=${TEMP_DIR}/pre-existing-hooks.paths
 	touch ${EXCEPTIONS_FILE}
 
-	CMD_STRING="${SUDO_PREFIX} ${SEARCH_CMD} ${SEARCH_ROOT} ${EXTRA_SEARCH_OPTS} -name .git -type d -exec ${REPO_HOOK_SETUP_SCRIPT_PATH} ${TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH} ${EXCEPTIONS_FILE} {} \;"
+	CMD_STRING="${SUDO_PREFIX} ${SEARCH_CMD} ${SEARCH_ROOT} ${EXTRA_SEARCH_OPTS} -name .git -type d -exec ${REPO_HOOK_SETUP_SCRIPT_PATH} ${TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH} ${EXCEPTIONS_FILE} {} ${HOOK_SCRIPT} \;"
 	echo_debug "EXECUTING: ${CMD_STRING}"
 	eval "${CMD_STRING}" || true
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ END_OF_SCRIPT
 	    setup_talisman
 	fi
 	
-	echo "Setting up pre-commit hook in git template directory"
+	echo "Setting up ${HOOK_SCRIPT} hook in git template directory"
 	setup_git_template_talisman_hook
 	echo
 	echo "Setting up talisman hook recursively in git repos"
diff --git a/global_install_scripts/setup_talisman_hook_in_repo.bash b/global_install_scripts/setup_talisman_hook_in_repo.bash
index 9d2995d2..a3df19f5 100644
--- a/global_install_scripts/setup_talisman_hook_in_repo.bash
+++ b/global_install_scripts/setup_talisman_hook_in_repo.bash
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function run() {
     TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH=$1
     EXCEPTIONS_FILE=$2
     DOT_GIT_DIR=$3
+	HOOK_SCRIPT=$4
 
     function echo_error() {
 	echo -ne $(tput setaf 1) >&2
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ function run() {
 	echo -ne $(tput sgr0)
     }
 
-    REPO_HOOK_SCRIPT=${DOT_GIT_DIR}/hooks/pre-commit
+    REPO_HOOK_SCRIPT=${DOT_GIT_DIR}/hooks/${HOOK_SCRIPT}
     #check if a hook already exists
     if [ -e "${REPO_HOOK_SCRIPT}" ]; then
 	#check if already hooked up to talisman
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ function run() {
 	    echo ${DOT_GIT_DIR} | sed 's#/.git$##' >> ${EXCEPTIONS_FILE}
 	fi
     else
-	echo "Setting up pre-commit hook in ${DOT_GIT_DIR}/hooks"
+	echo "Setting up ${HOOK_SCRIPT} hook in ${DOT_GIT_DIR}/hooks"
 	mkdir -p ${DOT_GIT_DIR}/hooks || (echo_error "Could not create hooks directory" && return)
 	LN_FLAGS="-sf"
 	[ -n "true" ] && LN_FLAGS="${LN_FLAGS}v"
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ function run() {
 		"MINGW32_NT-10.0-WOW" | "MINGW64_NT-10.0")
 		DOT_GIT_DIR_WIN=$(sed -e 's/\/\([a-z]\)\//\1:\\/' -e 's/\//\\/g' <<< "$DOT_GIT_DIR")
 		TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH_WIN=$(sed -e 's/\/\([a-z]\)\//\1:\\/' -e 's/\//\\/g' <<< "$TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH")
-		cmd <<< "mklink /H "${DOT_GIT_DIR_WIN}\\hooks\\pre-commit" "${TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH_WIN}"" > /dev/null;;
+		cmd <<< "mklink /H "${DOT_GIT_DIR_WIN}\\hooks\\${HOOK_SCRIPT}" "${TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH_WIN}"" > /dev/null;;
 		*)
-		ln ${LN_FLAGS} ${TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH} ${DOT_GIT_DIR}/hooks/pre-commit
+		ln ${LN_FLAGS} ${TALISMAN_HOOK_SCRIPT_PATH} ${DOT_GIT_DIR}/hooks/${HOOK_SCRIPT}
 		;;
 	esac
 	
diff --git a/global_install_scripts/uninstall.bash b/global_install_scripts/uninstall.bash
index f0fa664e..636e1912 100755
--- a/global_install_scripts/uninstall.bash
+++ b/global_install_scripts/uninstall.bash
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ shopt -s extglob
 
 DEBUG=${DEBUG:-''}
 
-declare HOOK_SCRIPT='pre-commit' # TODO: need ability to uninstall pre-push hook as well. 
+declare HOOK_SCRIPT='pre-commit'
+if [[ $# -gt 0 && $1 =~ pre-push.* ]] ; then
+   HOOK_SCRIPT='pre-push'
+fi 
+
 function run() {
     # Arguments: $1 = 'pre-commit' or 'pre-push'. whether to set talisman up as pre-commit or pre-push hook : TODO: not implemented yet
     # Environment variables: