diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index b15244baa..54f869acc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.toml') }}
 
       - name: Check formatting
-        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check --config imports_granularity=Crate
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check --config "imports_granularity=Crate,group_imports=StdExternalCrate"
 
       - name: Clippy
         if: ${{ success() || failure() }}
diff --git a/pre-commit b/pre-commit
index ccb0418d5..e5846d02e 100755
--- a/pre-commit
+++ b/pre-commit
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ stashfile=$(mktemp .pre-commit.stashXXXXXX)
 trap 'set +e;git stash pop -q; rm -f "$stashfile"; restore_merge_files' EXIT
 save_merge_files
 git stash push -k -u -q -m "pre-commit stash"
-if ! errors=($(cargo fmt -- --check --config imports_granularity=Crate -l)); then
+
+fmtconfig="imports_granularity=Crate,group_imports=StdExternalCrate"
+if ! errors=($(cargo fmt --all -- --check --config "$fmtconfig" -l)); then
     echo "Formatting errors found."
-    echo "Run \`cargo fmt -- --config imports_granularity=Crate\` to fix the following files:"
+    echo "Run \`cargo fmt --all -- --config \"$fmtconfig\"\` to fix the following files:"
     for err in "${errors[@]}"; do
         echo "  $err"
     done
@@ -102,4 +104,4 @@ check "Sort benchmark" \
 
 check "ipa-macros tests" \
     pushd ipa-macros && cargo test --features="trybuild" && popd
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+