diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index aaf01cd3280..e79741bbe6c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ grunt && grunt watch
 grunt karma:dev
 ```
 
-### Run tests before commit
+### Run tests for backend assets before commit
+```
+test -z "$(gofmt -s -l . | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)"
+```
+
+### Run tests for frontend assets before commit
 ```
 grunt test
 godep go test -v ./pkg/...